What did I say about the weather in my very last post? We went from spring to Alaska force winds and snow yesterday...it was snowing sideways for a good portion of the day. Sideways snow and chicken noodle soup is just a great partnership.
Even better are homemade noodles. I love, love, love how fat and chewy they are. Yes, fat and chewy.
I won't start with a chicken soup recipe here...mine is essentially boxed broth (yes indeed), carrots, celery and chicken cooked through. I have no issues using boxed broth...obviously. Homemade is way better of course.
The noodles are where the magic starts.
You can roll them much thinner than these obviously and they'll still puff up quite a bit. This thickness made some pretty thick noodles. If you like them more noodle-like and less dumpling-like, definitely roll them thinner than these.
What is is about chickie noodle soup that is so wonderful? It just is right?!
Homemade Egg Noodles for Chicken Soup
makes heck of a lot of noodles
4 eggs
1 cup water
1 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. Salt
½ tsp pepper
about 3 ½ cups flour
Directions
- In a large bowl, beat eggs and water
- Add dry ingredients and mix well. Pour out onto floured surface and knead well for 5 minutes.
- Cover and let rest for 20 minutes
- Flour surface and roll out dough to desired thickness
- Toss noodles with fingers to separate.
- Add to hot soup broth and cook for 8-10 minutes depending upon thickness
9 comments:
Soo yummy looking! Chicken noodle soup is our family favorite for everyone and I usually make it from scratch but never with homemade noodles.
mmmm....noodle soup... :)
Ha, ha, ha! I love Friends! "What kind of idiot can't even say noodle soup, I mean tomato, I mean soup!"
This look really crazy good!
This looks wonderful! My mom made homemade noodles and they are one of my favorite memories of her but for some reason I haven't made them in a very long time. Thanks for reminding me that some of the best food takes a little bit of effort but is definitely worth it!
I almost never do this but when I saw this yesterday I made it immediately. There is just something about chicken noodle soup that is so comforting! My kids loved this so much they were picking the homemade noodles out, eating them and asking for more. I probably won't make these all of the time but they were super fun change!
this looks superb. my grandma always made homemade chicken noodle soup and i can remember just waiting for the chicken to cook because she'd give us pieces of it when it was cooked and and she was chopping all the ingredients to add to the broth. the homemade noodles really do make it in a class of its own!
one of my very favorite comfort meals in the whole world but I have to admit I haven't had homemade noodles in years. Wow!
I'm making this for dinner tonight even though the temperature here is warm and sunny. You can never go wrong with chicken and noodles!
These look so homey and comforting. My husband always makes me make chicken soup when he has just a sniffle even so looking forward to trying this!
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