Chicken Noodle Soup

[ 0 ] January 5, 2009 |

Chicken Noodle Soup

2 cups chicken (cubed)
2 cups wide noodles
3 qt. chicken broth
1/4 cup butter
2 tsp. thyme
1 cup celery (chopped)
1 onion
3 carrots (diced)
1 bay leaf
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)

In a large pot, melt the butter. Add in the carrots, onions and celery; cook for 5-7 minutes. Add in the broth and seasoning; bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer for 15-17 minutes; stir in chicken and noodles; cook until tender. Serve.

*Johnna’s tip: It’s the new year and now you want to eat a little healthier keeping in tack with those resolutions that you’ve made. This is the recipe to help ease some of your “I don’t know what I’m going to eat” woes. Chicken noodle soup is great especially during this time of the year and when you make it yourself you get to take out or add the ingredients you feel are best for your new diet. Stay healthy!

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Category: chicken, health concious, soup

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Johnna French is a Harlem NY native with deep roots in Panama, Washington, DC and North Carolina. All four places have heavily influenced her life and the foods she loves today. After graduating Howard University School of Law and beginning her life as a young professional in the city she was led to start Johnna Knows Good Food in November 2007 to keep family, friends and colleagues updated on where to go and what to eat while dining in the nation’s capitol. French, who still practices law, leads a team of three writers to cover the ever expanding Washington, DC food scene. French has been featured in print and television, appearing in Washingtonian Magazine and is a regular contributor to various local TV affiliates including WUSA 9, FOX 5 DC and WJLA (ABC Affiliate) News Channel 8. During the 2016-2017 football season, Johnna aired on Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic (CSN) show, Redskins Life, as the weekly tailgate host. Johnna is currently a regular contributor to the FOX Baltimore Weekend morning show.

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