Chicken Soup and Homemade Egg Noodles

Today unfortunately my husband woke up with a sore throat and demanded Chicken Soup. Since I had pretty much all the ingredients on hand I decided to make some for him from scratch. I also wanted to add noodle but that was one item I did not have on hand so I looked it up and found the most simple recipe ever for noodles and surprise, surprise they are good. Wish I would of had this recipe sooner.

Homemade Egg Noodles

This recipe I got from another great recipe website the Pioneer Woman. The ingredients are simple just 2 eggs to every cup of flour. For a serving of two all you need is one cup of flour and two eggs! Now this recipe requires you to get physical and dirty! Don't be scared! 

1) Pour flour into bowl and make a little well in the center for your eggs.

2) Get dirty! With your hands mix the flour and eggs until all the flour is moist.

3) Take your dough and work it (knead, punch, stretch, beat it up) on a floured surface.

4) Once your dough is not tacky anymore and smooth like this, it is done:

5) Place in a bag and save for later, or let it rest on the counter until you are ready to use it.

6) When ready roll the dough as thin as possible, use a pizza cutter to cut strips.

7) Place noodles in salted boiling water and cook for 2 minutes.

Chicken Noodle Soup

When I make soup I usually began the same for all of them. The ingredients include:

1 TBS olive oil

2 large carrots, diced

4 celery stalks, diced

4 C vegetable broth

8 C water

2 TBS parsley

3 chicken breasts

1/4 C flour

1) In a large stock pot heat olive oil and saute` carrots and celery. 

2) Slowly add vegetable broth and water and bring to a boil.

3) Add chicken and parsley, cover and simmer about 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked.

4) Remove chicken and cut into pieces.

5) Add noodles and boil for 2 minutes.

6) Put chicken back into pot, turn to simmer.

7) Mix flour with water and stir until smooth, add to pot and simmer for an additional 5 minutes to let broth thicken.

Enjoy!