Dig Into Some Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup!

[Gatekeeper]

Everyone:

You will need the following:

3 to 5 medium potatoes, de-skinned and chopped into healthy chunks.
3 12-ounce cans of chunked chicken
12 to 14 cubes of chicken bouillon
1 or 2 14.5-ounce cans of sliced carrots
1 16- or 24-ounce bag of thick noodles (frozen are better, but aisle ones are good, too)
Onion flakes

Bring four quarts of water to a boil. At the same time, put the potatoes in a separate pot and bring them to a boil, too. Once the potatoes are cooked, drain the water and set the spuds off to the side.

In the main pot, throw in the bouillon cubes, so the water becomes a delicious broth. Toss in the noodles, chicken chunks and carrots. Bring the mixture back to a low boil, checking on occasion so the noodles don't get overcooked (I recommend never turning the heat above medium, and make sure to stir the soup on occasion). Once it's near boiling again, toss in the potatoes. Bring back to a low boil, and add the onion flakes and, if you wish, salt or more bouillon.

Give it another 10 to 20 minutes, let cool ... AND DIG IN!

If you have any leftovers, and you probably will unless you're feeding a family, just keep the soup in its pot and put in the fridge (don't cover the pot!). You can eat off it for up to a full week (or less in my case, since I devour the stuff).

Also, if you need to add broth to the soup, simply put two cups of already-hot water into the microwave for several minutes until it's really hot; toss in two chicken bouillon cubes and mix thoroughly. Pour the new broth into the soup and, voila!, it's "soupy" again. (BTW, it's best to do this *before* you store leftovers in the fridge.)

Enjoy, everyone!

[self biased]

that sosounds godawful. Who gave you that recepie? HC and reg?

[pchang]

I would start with the carcass left over from a roasted chicken and use that as the start of a soup base.
Simmer for at least 4 hours with chopped up onions, carrots, and celery. I also add a bay leaf and some thyme.
Strain and use for the soup base.

I chop up some vegetables and simmer until almost al dente.
I add noodles and simmer until almost al dente.
I finally add chunks of raw chicken meat (I prefer a mix of white and dark) and simmer until cooked.
Add salt and pepper to taste.

[The Mad Monk]

I would start with a whole chicken and let it melt in the pot over 10 hours of slow cooking. Use a coarse mesh to screen out the bones.

[Gatekeeper]

that sosounds godawful. Who gave you that recepie? HC and reg?

Naw. It's a family recipe ... and, trust me, it's delicious! But if you don't want your bowl ... *snatches it and digs in*

[Gatekeeper]

I would start with the carcass left over from a roasted chicken and use that as the start of a soup base.
Simmer for at least 4 hours with chopped up onions, carrots, and celery. I also add a bay leaf and some thyme.
Strain and use for the soup base.

I chop up some vegetables and simmer until almost al dente.
I add noodles and simmer until almost al dente.
I finally add chunks of raw chicken meat (I prefer a mix of white and dark) and simmer until cooked.
Add salt and pepper to taste.

Dear God, my mouth is watering right now! Now if I could only find some spare hours above and beyond what I have now!

[Gatekeeper]

I would start with a whole chicken and let it melt in the pot over 10 hours of slow cooking. Use a coarse mesh to screen out the bones.

Hmm. I don't have a slow cooker, but this makes me want to go out and buy one, then try your method. And, actually, the family recipe doesn't use canned chunked chicken. It does use a whole bird, but I had to "cut corners" in order to be able to make it in a reasonable amount of time that I have available.

[onodera]

14 cubes?! That's a boatload of salt and sodium glutamate...

[Lorizael]

My recipe:

Ingredients:

1 can Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup
1 microwave-safe bowl
1 spoon

Carefully open the can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup using the built-in pop top or a can opener. Several varieties of can opener exist, from high tech electric ones to unwieldy mechanical ones. My personal preference is to avoid cans without pop tops at all cost due to the unbearable shame inherent in not owning a can opener.

After opening the can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup, safely discard the lid of the can. Be sure to discard the lid in such a way as to avoid slicing your fingers on it when emptying the trash later.

After discarding the lid, carefully pour the contents of the can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup into the microwave-safe bowl. If you are unsure as to whether or not your bowl is microwave-safe, turn it over and see if anything is written on the bottom. (Be sure not to turn it over once you have poured the soup into the bowl, however, as this may cause some or all of the soup to be ruined by gravity.) If the bowl does not indicate that it is microwave-safe, I would advise you to select a different bowl so as not to risk injury and/or death by poisoning and/or lightning.

Once you have poured the contents of the can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup into the microwave-safe bowl, you will need to use the above-referenced spoon. You may notice that after the pouring step, some soup still remains in the can. To get at this soup, hold the can over the bowl and carefully scoop out the remaining soup with the spoon.

Next up we're going to place the bowl in a microwave. If you do not have a microwave, I suggest giving up on feeding yourself entirely and instead relying upon restaurants to fulfill that task. Several restaurants exist, including Panera, Five Guys, and Quizno's. To locate the nearest one, ask your smart phone to locate the nearest one. If you do not have a smart phone, ask a friend where the nearest electronics retailer is so that you can buy a smart phone. If you do not have a friend, ask your therapist how to acquire one. If you do have a microwave, open it and carefully place the microwave-safe bowl inside of it.

After placing the bowl in the microwave, cover the bowl with a paper towel or sheet of wax paper. Make sure your cover is large enough to completely encase the bowl, but not so large that it gets stuck inside the microwave during operation and becomes dislodged. Then close the microwave door.

Next, locate the microwave directions on the side of the can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup. Be sure to ignore the stovetop directions, as these are significantly more complicated and likely involve kitchen tools you do not own. After reading the microwave directions on the side of the can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup, carefully carry out those directions with your microwave. This is the hardest step, as a nearly infinite variety of microwaves exist and there is no way to tell how to use any particular microwave unless you have saved the instruction manual. When purchasing a microwave, be sure to save the instruction manual.

If you have successfully carried out the microwave instructions, your chicken noodle soup is nearly ready. Open the microwave and carefully remove the bowl. The bowl will likely be very hot, so I suggest picking it up through some insulating material. Several varieties exist, such as oven mitts and those cool silicone pot holders, but you probably don't own those so I suggest using the paper towel that is hopefully still covering the bowl.

Once you have removed the bowl from the microwave and placed it where you will be eating, retrieve the spoon previously used to scoop out the leftover soup from the can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup. Just as you have re-used the paper towel, you can also re-use the spoon to eat your soup.

Your delicious, homemade chicken noodle soup is now ready to be eaten. To go along with the soup, I suggest a refreshing can of Mountain Dew. This is a particularly good option if you only eat to give yourself an excuse to indulge your crippling caffeine addiction.

Enjoy!

[Dinner]

I would start with a whole chicken and let it melt in the pot over 10 hours of slow cooking. Use a coarse mesh to screen out the bones.

This is what I would do as it results in a much better broth not to mention less salt.

[Dinner]

14 cubes?! That's a boatload of salt and sodium glutamate...

This.

[Hauldren Collider]

that sosounds godawful. Who gave you that recepie? HC and reg?

You don't even know the kind of stuff that I cook. My diet is not similar to reg's in any case.

[Gatekeeper]

14 cubes?! That's a boatload of salt and sodium glutamate...

The recipe calls for 1 cube per cup of water. Hmm. Maybe next time I'll go with 1 cube per 1 1/2 cups of water.

[Fake Boris]

You're nuts. Two cubes should be enough.

[self biased]

You don't even know the kind of stuff that I cook. My diet is not similar to reg's in any case.

you mean y'all aren't the same person?