Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Spring has Sprung, and so has Sickness

So Boyfriend started getting sick last night, and he still is today. Because I'm me, I keep asking him if I can do anything, bring him anything, if wants anything, etc. I offer to make him chicken noodle soup, and he consents. The only drawback? Today is the first absolutely perfect day of spring! And here I am inside making a hot chicken noodle soup instead of some deliciously cool salad or pasta dish. But it's for Boyfriend, so I don't mind. And it's tastes delicious, so it's not so bad.

What you'll need:
2 quarts chicken broth
2 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
6 oz of wide/extra wide egg noodles
1/2 cup diced carrots
1/2 cup diced onion (I used red, because it's pretty)
1/2 cup diced celery
1 tsp rosemary
1 pinch of thyme
salt/pepper to taste

Simmer your broth and throw in the onions, celery, and carrots, rosemary and thyme, and let it cook around for a little bit, maybe 10 minutes? I don't know, i just had hot broth and threw stuff in as I finished chopping it up, then it all sat and waited for the chicken to cook. Once you think it has been doing its thing long enough, bring it to a boil and add your noodles and cook for 5 minutes. After that add your chicken, stir it around so it looks like you're working, and then it's ready to eat. You can let the chicken chill out for a few minutes in the soup if you want, it's up to you.

The thing to remember is that this is a soup. That means you can add ANYTHING YOU WANT. Yes, that's right, anything. Soup is the perfect dish to get crazy with, because it can almost never turn out bad, so throw in some parsnips, potatoes, radishes, peas, whatever food is in your fridge/freezer or that your stomach is absolutely begging for!

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