Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

I have to admit I have never made chicken noodle soup. I have a few pinned on my Pinterest board, but have never made any of them, until now.

I was looking for a soup and a way to use up some heavy cream and celery. It turned out this recipe was just what I needed to use up both the cream and celery. I love it when things work out like that.

This soup is so very yummy. It is a delicious chicken noodle soup with some cream added to it to make it even better. A great twist on a classic soup.

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion
• 1 1/2 cups chopped carrots
• 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 32 ounces low sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 2 bay leaves
• black pepper, to taste
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 1/2 cups uncooked medium egg noodles
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Directions:

1. In a large pot heat 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat.
2. Add in onions, carrots and celery. Sauté for 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
3. Add in garlic and sauté for 1 more minutes.
4. Add in chicken broth, parsley, bay leaves and pepper (to taste).
5. Add in chicken breasts, increase heat to medium high and bring to a boil. Cover pot with a lid, reduce heat to medium and cook for 10-15 minutes or until chicken is completely cooked.
6. Remove chicken and allow to rest for 5 minutes, then shred and return to pot.
7. While chicken is cooking, prepare noodles according package directions and drain.
8. While noodles are cooking, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
9. Add in flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
10. Slowly whisk in milk and continue to whisking until mixture is smooth and lump free.
11. Whisk in the cream and bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
12. Add milk mixture and noodles to the soup pot and stir to mix.

Enjoy!!!

Serves: 6
Calories: 565
Total Fat: 21g
   Saturated: 8.9g
   Polyunsaturated: 1.6g
   Monounsaturated: 6.5g
   Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 115.8mg
Sodium: 593.4mg
Potassium: 829.3mg
Total Carbs: 61.5g
   Dietary Fiber: 5.1g
   Sugars: 4.9g
Protein: 37.3g
Vitamin A: 93.2%
Vitamin C: 53.1%
Calcium: 35.9%
Iron: 18.6%
*The nutritional information will vary slightly depending on the brands you use.
*Adapted from Cooking Classy.