Soup – Bear’s Favorite and Mum’s Easy
Chicken Noodle Soup

Contributed by:

Victoria Roder

(victoriaroder.com)

  Paranormal & Murder Mystery                                     

Story behind the recipe – I am domestically challenged. When I bake, I create doorstops. When I hand sew, I usually sew the item to be repaired, to the pants I am wearing. I need easy recipes with ingredients I have on hand or would routinely buy. When I put together this chicken noodle soup from ingredients I had in the cupboard, my son, who I have always called Bear, acted as if I was a gourmet chef. The recipe has changed a little over the years, but my son is now in his twenties and still loves it.

What you’ll need

 - 6 cups of water

 - 5 chicken bouillons

 - 2 beef bouillon

 - 2 cooked and cubed chicken breasts

 - 1 12 oz jar of chicken gravy

 - ½ cup of loaded mashed potato flakes

 - ½ tsp. Lawyres Black Pepper Seasoned Salt

 - ½ tsp. Thyme leaves

 - 1 ½ tsp. Parsley flakes

 - 2 cups sliced carrots

 - 1 cup sliced celery

 - 1 cup elbow macaroni

Steps to the process

- Cook and cube chicken

- Cook 1 cup of macaroni according to package directions, drain, and rinse with cold water.

- Boil water, add beef bouillon cubes, seasonings, & carrots boil 5 minutes and then reduce to simmer.

- Add chicken, gravy, potato flakes, macaroni and celery to simmering soup.

- Simmer until carrots and celery are tender. (10 minutes)

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