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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Creamy Big Flat Noodle Soup


Shortly after IT Guy and I married, he got sick. Nothing big...just a cold or something. Being a YOUNG wife who wasn't used to caring for a puny husband, I did the only thing I knew to do. I called my mother-in-law. After asking me a few questions and telling me how to care for him, she told me to be sure to make him some "big flat noodle soup". I'm sure my silence on the other end of the phone confirmed to her I had no idea what she was talking about. She kindly and patiently told me it was their family "cure all" when someone was down with a cold. She gave me the instructions on how to make it which wasn't difficult. So Big Flat Noodle Soup became a part of our little family's treatment. Here's an updated version of Big Flat Noodle Soup. And you don't even have to wait until you're sick to eat it!!

Creamy Big Flat Noodle Soup



1 Rotisserie Chicken
1 medium onion ~ diced
2 cups sliced carrots
2 cups sliced celery
2 32-ounce containers chicken stock
2 cups half & half
2 1/2 cups uncooked egg noodles
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste


Pick the meat off the chicken, rough chop the meat and set aside.

In a large dutch oven, saute onion, carrots and celery until soft. Add seasonings.

Add the chicken stock and noodles and boil gently until noodles are done.

Add chicken and half & half and heat through.

Stir in chopped parsley.


Let's get goin'! 
Let's get goin'!

Dice the veggies.... 
Dice the veggies....

...and saute them with the seasonings in a little olive oil. 
...and saute them with the seasonings in a little olive oil.

Pour the chicken stock into the pot and bring it to a boil. 
Pour the chicken stock into the pot and bring it to a boil.

Chop the chicken and set aside. 
Chop the chicken and set aside.

When the stock starts to boil, add the big, flat noodles and cook them until al dente. 
When the stock starts to boil, add 
the big, flat noodles and cook them until al dente.

Then add the chicken and the half & half. 
Then add the chicken and the half & half.

Stir in the parsley.... 
Stir in the parsley....

...and bowl it up!! 
...and bowl it up!!

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