Chicken Noodle Soup

Tonight I was in the mood for soup. I blame it on the weather but really, I think I was just craving a good bowl of homemade slurpy goodness. I've never ever made soup, gasp! I'm pretty sure that my mom spoiled me with her epic homemade soups because I hate canned soup. Much to my surprise, making soup is so easy! I definitely have to do this more often.....

Chicken Noodle Soup

*Adapted From Cooking Light's Chicken-Orzo Soup

Ingredients:

- 1/4 package of 1 pound box of dried fettuccine pasta, broken into 3rds

- 3 large carrots, peeled and chopped

- 3 celery sticks, chopped

- 1/2 yellow onion, chopped

- 3 cloves of garlic

- 3 sprigs of fresh thyme (remove thyme from sprigs)

- 1 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

- 1/2 lemon, reamed and juice set aside

- 3 cups of fat free, reduced sodium chicken broth

- 1 pound of chicken tenders, cut up into small pieces

- 2 cups of water

- salt and pepper, to taste

- olive oil

1. Coat inside of soup pot with olive oil. 

2. On medium heat, add chicken to pot. When chicken is almost fully cooked, add vegetables. Cook for 3 minutes. 

4. Add chicken broth, water, parsley, and thyme. Bring to boil.

5. Add dried pasta. Cook on medium high heat for 5 minutes. Reduce heat and cover/simmer for 10 minutes to finish cooking pasta and vegetables.

6. Add lemon juice and simmer for 1 minute. Add salt and pepper to taste.