Budget Friendly Chicken Noodle Soup |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 120 Minutes |
Ready In: 130 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Thought the idea of using chicken drumsticks rather than a whole chicken was great, since they are cheap. Plus, the ingredients are usually items I already have in my pantry. It's my budget-friendly, easy to make chicken noodle soup :-) Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil |
1 teaspoon garlic (crushed) |
1 medium onion (chopped) |
4 carrots (peeled & sliced) |
4 celery ribs (sliced) |
5 -6 chicken drumsticks |
1 bay leaf |
8 ounces spaghetti (cut in half) |
salt |
pepper |
1 -2 chicken bouillon cube (optional) |
Directions:
1. Saute onion, garlic, carrots and celery in olive oil for about 10 minutes. Add some salt and pepper.
2. Add 6-8 cups of water (more or less depending on if you want a thick soup or not).
3. Add drumsticks and bay leaf. Bring to boil, then cook on low for 1 1/2 hours.
4. Remove drumsticks and shred meat. Place back into pot and bring to boil.
5. Add pasta of choice - cook until done. If broth isn't strong enough for you, add bullion cubes. Salt and pepper to taste.
6. Enjoy :-).
7. (Need to run? Skip the sauteing, skip the defrosting, and just throw everything but the pasta into a slow cooker. Cook on high for 3 hours. Take chicken out, shred, add chicken & pasta, cook on high 15 more minutes and enjoy).
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