Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup: CRAZY COOKING CHALLENGE

CRAZY COOKING CHALLENGE #5

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup



Welcome to challenge #5 of the CRAZY COOKING CHALLENGE. This month bloggers have been busy and relaxing from all the holiday festivities and even though we may have a few less players for the Chicken Noodle Soup Challenge, the ones who are here are AWESOME! I know myself and many others will be pinning away, bookmarking and commenting on all the WONDERFUL recipes! So, thank you for reading, thank you for participating and thank you for coming by to check out all the recipes!

I live in California and it's hard to make soup in the 84 degree temperatures we are having this week. BUT, I did it! And with a house full of sick people is was perfect timing (except my twins were so sick they didn't even eat it). I did though, and maybe just maybe from having all the fresh chicken noodle soup in me, I warded off the flu (so far!). I even got to share the soup with some of our out of town guests that came down with the flu. This recipe challenge was good-timing for my family. I now have a delicious soup in my freezer for any future needs. (yes, of course I froze some baggies of soup, and it will be  there when I need it!)

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Let's get onto the soup! I have never made homemade Chicken Noodle Soup and boy are there alot of recipes out there. Creamy, Healthy, Fresh Noodles, Frozen and so many choices. I was kind of in a panic when I made my soup. I had kids sick (literally throwing up, not eating and I was trying to get some soup to them fast!) I knew the challenge was right around the corner and I had all the stuff to make the soup. I looked through my wonderful PINS!

(Have I told you how much I LOVE Pinterest, no, really

 I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE PINTEREST!!! )

If you need an invite, just leave your email address in the comments and I will invite you to PIN along with us! It's such and AWESOME site, so much FUN and a time waster too, BUT I STILL LOVE IT!! Okay, enough said! Anyhow, I jumped right over, I knew I had pinned a few soup recipes and picked the most "good looking" soup I could find. The blog I found it on is called Let's Dish!

And I just have to share this amazing trick I found on Pinterest.... shredded chicken in about 2 seconds flat in my mixer. For years I have been shredding with a fork, burning my fingers and all. I had NO idea I could just throw all the cooked chicken in my blender for a few seconds and BAM shredded chicken! PERFECT, EVERYTIME!

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

recipe adapted by me , but found at Let's Dish

2 tbsp butter
2 cups chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup very finely diced onion
6 to 12 cups chicken broth (I used 12 cups... made alot)
6-8 boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins (or chicken breasts)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 to 2 cups milk
1 pkg noodles (use your favorite kind)
Salt and pepper, to taste

Cook chicken breasts in a pot of water until chicken is cooked through. (You can use pre-cooked rotisserie chicken or left over chicken too). Shred and set aside. Cook noodles (al dente) according to package directions, drain & set aside.

Meanwhile, melt butter in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion, celery and carrots and saute until the vegetables are just tender, about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth to vegetables in pot and bring to a simmer.  Add the milk to the pot and return to a boil. Gently stir the noodles into the broth, along with the shredded chicken. Cook for about 15 minutes. Stir in cream of chicken soup and simmer for about 5 to 10 more minutes.

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