I had mentioned in my last blog that I poled the Centre on what people's comfort foods were and talked about my daughter’s comfort food of Mac & Cheese. This time around I chose Irene Ngo’s (second year Culinary Management and Nutrition student) "first food you eat after being sick comfort food:" Chicken Noodle Soup.
I had a great idea on Sunday. I didn’t feel like cooking so we picked up a rotisserie chicken from Sobeys for dinner and I decided to make stock from the carcass and use that and any leftover chicken as the base for my soup. I like to use my crock pot for making stock - it makes the right amount and cooks overnight, so in the morning the house smells great and I can get the soup going for dinner. If you do not have a crock pot you can still make the stock and soup in a large pot, but I would not let it cook over night or unattended. See below.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Serves 6
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 35 minutes
For the Stock:
1 picked over Sobeys rotisserie chicken
8 cups (2L) water
2 cups (500 mL) onion, large dice
1 ½ cup (375 mL) carrot, large dice
1 cup (250 mL) celery, large dice
1 Bay leaf
For the Soup:
5 ½ cups (1375 mL) stock
1 cup (250 mL)onion, medium dice
1 cup (250 mL)carrot, medium dice
1 cup (250 mL) celery, medium dice
½ tsp(2.5 mL) dry thyme
1 cup (250 mL) chicken
½ cup (125 mL) capellini Noodles broken into 1 inch strips
1 cup (250 mL) Compliments Frozen Peas
¼ tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
- For the stock, put all ingredients into a large enough pot bring to a boil and simmer for 55 min. Strain out the bones and vegetables reserving the liquid.
- For the soup, combine all ingredients except the chicken, peas and noodles into the pot put back on the heat bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer, cook for 25 min.
- Add the chicken, peas and noodles and bring back up to a boil reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 more min. The soup is done when the noodles are cooked. Add the salt and pepper and enjoy.
Believe it or not I had snow on my car this morning! I know other parts of Canada have already had a lot more snow then I did but that’s news this was reality (for me anyway)! With the colder weather, cold and flu and other flu season upon us a little chicken soup can go a long way to keeping you healthy!
Regards
Chef Ian
Nutritional Analysis per Serving:
Energy: 160 cal
Protein: 12g
Fat: 3g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 20mg
Carbohydrates: 19g
Fiber: 2g
Sodium: 450mg
Potassium: 424.72mg
