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Creamy chicken noodle soup with mini croutons
Recipe video above. A homemade version of instant cup-a-noodle-soup! Except, well, you know. It's made with real ingredients. :)This is hearty, wholesome, cosy and surprisingly healthy. Creamy, but no cream!
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●pot
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Croutons & crispy bacon
2
Croutons - Preheat the oven to 180°C/3450°F (160°C fan-forced). Toss the bread with the oil and salt. Bake for 8 to ⏱️ 10 minutes, tossing halfway, until golden and fully crisp (some breads take longer eg sourdough). Cool on the tray, set aside.
bread ((crustless) cut into 7mm / 1/4" cubes - sourdough type is crunchier, regular sandwich bread is fine too)1 cup
3
Season chicken - Sprinkle both sides of the chicken with the salt and pepper.
4
Crispy bacon - Place the bacon in a single layer in an un-heated, large pot. Turn the heat onto medium high then cook the bacon until golden on both sides (~⏱️ 2-3 minutes first side, 1 1/⏱️ 2 minutes second side). (Note 2). Remove bacon (leave fat in pot), drain on paper towels. It will crisp as it cools. Finely chop, set aside for garnish.
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The soup
6
Cook chicken - Using the same pot, still hot, cook the chicken in the tasty bacon fat for 1 1/⏱️ 2 minutes on each side until light golden. Remove onto a plate. Once cool enough to handle, chop into small 8 mm / 1/3" cubes.
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Broth - Lower heat to medium high. In the same pot, melt the butter. Add the onion, garlic, celery, carrot, thyme sprigs. Cook ⏱️ 5 minutes until the carrot is softened, stirring regularly (don’t let the onion brown). Add flour and stir for ⏱️ 1 minute. While stirring, slowly pour the milk in. Once the flour is dissolved, add the stock, water and salt, then stir.
onion (, finely diced)1/2carrot (, chopped (0.5 x 1 cm / 1/5 x 1/2" pieces))1flour4 tbspmilk (, full fat best but low fat ok (non-dairy ok too))3 cupswater2 cups
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Simmer - Turn the heat up to high and bring to a simmer, then lower the heat and simmer gently for ⏱️ 5 minutes, stirring every now and then. (The soup will seem thin, it thickens as the pasta cooks. Trust!)
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Pasta - Turn the heat back up to high. Add the pasta and corn. Cook for ⏱️ 5 minutes or until pasta is soft, adding the peas and chicken (including any juices pooled) for the last ⏱️ 2 minutes of cook time.
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Serve - Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with bacon, croutons and a pinch of parsley. Eat!
Nutrition Facts
calories
462 kcal
fat Content
20 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
12 g
sodium Content
956 mg
protein Content
28 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
78 mg
carbohydrate Content
42 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
unsaturated Fat Content
9 g
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