Classic Chicken Noodle Soup
Comforting homemade soup with tender chicken, vegetables and egg noodles.
lunchdinnerdairy-freehigh-proteinkid-friendly
Serves 5 · Prep 15 min · Cook 30 min · American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb chicken breast
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 1 1/2 cup carrot, sliced
- 3 stalk celery, sliced
- 3 clove garlic, minced
- 8 cup chicken broth
- 8 oz egg noodles
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the onion, carrot and celery for 6 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and thyme and cook 30 seconds.
- Pour in the broth, add the whole chicken breasts, salt and pepper, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes until the chicken reaches 165°F.
- Remove the chicken, shred it with two forks, and set aside.
- Add the noodles to the simmering broth and cook 6 to 7 minutes until tender.
- Return the chicken to the pot, stir in the parsley, and adjust the seasoning.
Nutrition facts (per serving)
| Calories | 420 |
| Protein | 41 g |
| Total carbohydrate | 43 g |
| Dietary fiber | 4 g |
| Total sugars | 6 g |
| Total fat | 9 g |
| Saturated fat | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 145 mg |
| Sodium | 2070 mg |
USDA FoodData Central (Foundation Foods 2026-04 and SR Legacy 2018-04): ingredient grams from FDC foodPortions, energy = protein/fat/carbohydrate × the food's specific Atwater factors (general 4/9/4 when FDC lists none), rounded per FDA 21 CFR 101.9(c).
USDA FoodData Central sources
- 1.5 lb chicken-breast → 680 g of Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 171077); lb (exact)
- 1 tbsp olive-oil → 14 g of Oil, olive, salad or cooking (SR Legacy, FDC 171413); FDC portion "1 tablespoon" = 13.5 g
- 1 cup yellow-onion → 160 g of Onions, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 170000); FDC portion "1 cup, chopped" = 160 g
- 1.5 cup carrot → 192 g of Carrots, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 170393); FDC portion "1 cup chopped" = 128 g
- 3 stalk celery → 120 g of Celery, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169988); FDC portion "1 stalk, medium (7-1/2" - 8" long)" = 40 g
- 3 clove garlic → 9 g of Garlic, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169230); FDC portion "1 clove" = 3 g
- 8 cup chicken-broth → 1992 g of Soup, chicken broth, ready-to-serve (SR Legacy, FDC 174536); FDC portion "1 cup" = 249 g
- 8 oz egg-noodles → 227 g of Noodles, egg, dry, enriched (SR Legacy, FDC 169731); oz (exact)
- 1 tsp dried-thyme → 1 g of Spices, thyme, dried (SR Legacy, FDC 170938); FDC portion "1 tsp, ground" = 1.4 g
- 0.25 cup parsley → 15 g of Parsley, fresh (SR Legacy, FDC 170416); FDC portion "1 cup chopped" = 60 g
- 1 tsp kosher-salt → 6 g of Salt, table, iodized (Foundation, FDC 746775); FDC portion "1 teaspoon" = 6.1 g
- 0.5 tsp black-pepper → 1 g of Spices, pepper, black (SR Legacy, FDC 170931); FDC portion "1 tsp, whole" = 2.9 g
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