Chef John's Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

This soul-warming soup is deliciously simple -- just chicken and noodles. What makes it so good is the homemade roasted chicken stock.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 149 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ cup diced onion
• ½ cup diced celery
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (Optional)
• ½ cup diced carrot
• ¼ teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• 2 tablespoons melted chicken fat
• 2 quarts roasted chicken broth (see footnote for recipe link)
• 4 ounces uncooked wide egg noodles
• 2 cooked boneless chicken breast halves, cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Stir in carrot, onion, celery, salt, and fresh thyme. Stir in chicken fat; cook and stir until the onions turn soft and translucent, 5 to 6 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in roasted chicken broth and bring to a boil.

Step 3

Season to taste with salt, if necessary; stir in egg noodles and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Stir in cooked chicken breast meat and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper to taste.