Oma's Easy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe: Hühner-Nudelsuppe
Easy chicken noodle soup: Discover Oma's comforting Hühner-Nudelsuppe recipe. A taste of Germany with simple ingredients and endless variations. Perfect for cold days!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 20 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
- 5 - 6 cups (1.2 - 1.4 l) water
- 1 tsp (3 g) VEGETA food seasoning (see Notes/Hints below)
- 1⁄2 tsp (1 g) freshly ground black pepper
- 1 - 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 onion, quartered
- 1 - 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 - 2 parsnips, chopped
- 1 - 2 leeks, chopped
- 5 cups (1.2 l) homemade chicken broth from above
- 2 celery ribs, sliced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 - 1½ cups (38 - 57 g) egg noodles
- 1 - 2 cups (150 - 300 g) diced cooked chicken
- VEGETA food seasoning, to taste
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- chopped fresh parsley, to garnish
Instructions
- 1
Remove any visible fat from the chicken.
- 2
Put the chicken pieces into a large pot and cover with water.
- 3
Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for about 1 hour, until the chicken is tender. Occasionally skim the foam from the top while the broth is simmering.
- 4
Remove the chicken pieces and set aside. Strain the cooking liquid through a sieve, saving the liquid and discarding the vegetables.
- 5
Return the broth to the pot to make soup, or let it cool to refrigerate or freeze for later use.
- 6
Once the chicken has cooled, remove the meat from the bones. Save the meat pieces for a future meal, or use immediately.
- 7
Pour the broth into a large pot. Add the vegetables and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the vegetables are almost tender, about 15 minutes.
- 8
Add the egg noodles and simmer for about 8 to 10 minutes, until the noodles are tender.
- 9
If you’ve just made homemade chicken broth, remove the meat from the bones. Save the nice large pieces for another meal, if desired. Use the smaller pieces, about 1 to 2 cups, for the soup. Otherwise, use leftover cooked chicken.
- 10
Once the noodles are tender, add the chicken to the soup and season with VEGETA, salt, and pepper.
- 11
Garnish with parsley to serve.