Looking for a homemade Chicken Noodle/Rice soup recipe?

Question

I'm planning on making homemade Chicken Noodle soup this weekend. I was going to make the soup in our crockpot but our crockpot isn't very big so I'm going to make the soup in our big stock pot on the stove. My first question is should I use Chicken Stock or Chicken Broth? Here are the ingredients I'm going to use:

Chicken Stock or Chicken Broth
Cubed Chicken
Celery
Carrots
Green Beans
Onions
Garlic
Ginger
Olive Oil
Either Noodles or Rice

Those are the ingredients I have so far. Are there any other ingredients that would taste good in this recipe? I haven't decided if I'm going to use Noodles or Rice but I'm leaning toward Noodles. If I use Noodles do I need to cook them before I add them with the other ingredients? If I use rice do I need to cook the rice before I add them with the other ingredients? How long do I need to cook the soup for?

Answer 1

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I cook the rice or noodles before adding to the soup. This way you keep the broth and it doesn't get absorbed by the rice and noodles.
I don't use ginger but the bay leaf is good.

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Thanks everyone

Answer 2

Here's a link on how to make Chicken Noodle Soup. I usually use the reduced salt chicken broth, egg noodles, celery, carrots and a bit of onion.

I cook the noodles separately to make the soup look pretty. It that isn't important, you can cook the noodles in the same pot as the rest of the goodies.

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/reci…

Answer 3

You do not need to cook them before adding to your broth, I use low sodium broth. I add the rice or noodles in with the rest of the soup until its done. I usually make sure all the veggies are cooked before I throw in the broth though

Answer 4

A bay leaf adds great flavor to chicken noodle soup.