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Chicken noodle soup

6
6
6
SmartPoints® value per serving
Total Time
1 hr 20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
50 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Moderate
Poached chicken strips and noodles come together in this quick, delicious and oh-so-hearty soup

Ingredients

Chicken stock

4 cup(s), (salt-reduced)

Whole raw skinless chicken

540 bag(s), (Buy 1.4kg)

Olive oil

1 tbs

Leek(s)

1 whole, thinly sliced

Carrot(s)

3 medium, thinly sliced

Celery

2 individual, finely chopped

Garlic

2 clove(s), crushed

Fresh bay leaf

1 whole

Pasta

70 g, spaghetti

Instructions

  1. Place stock and 2 cups (500ml) water in a large saucepan over medium heat and bring to the boil. Add chicken, breast-side down. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes.
  2. Transfer chicken to a bowl. Strain stock into a large bowl or jug. Discard solids. When cool enough to handle, remove and discard skin from chicken. Shred meat from bones. Discard bones. Skim fat from stock using a metal spoon and paper towels.
  3. Heat oil in same cleaned saucepan over medium-high heat. Add leek, carrot, celery, garlic and bay leaf and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until leek has softened. Add reserved stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet instructions, or until just tender. Drain. Using kitchen scissors, cut pasta into 3cm lengths. Remove bay leaf from soup and discard. Add pasta and shredded chicken to soup and cook for 2 minutes or until heated through. Serve.

Notes

TIP: This soup is suitable to freeze. Ladle cooled soup into individual portion-sized airtight containers, leaving a 1–2cm gap at the top for expansion. Label, date and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight.

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