Hearty chicken noodle soup

 
                         Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup
 
 Recipe By     : Taste of Home, June/July, 1997
 Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Poultry                          Soups & Stews
                 Taste Of Home
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1                    stewing chicken (about 6 pounds) -- cut up
    2      quarts        water
    1      large         onion -- quartered
    1      cup           chopped fresh parsley
    1      rib           celery -- sliced
    5      cubes         chicken bouillon
    5      whole         peppercorns
    4      whole         cloves
    1                    bay leaf
    2      teaspoons     salt
      1/2  teaspoon      pepper
           dash          dried thyme
    2      medium        carrots -- thinly sliced
                         Noodles:
    1 1/4  cups          all-purpose flour
      1/2  teaspoon      salt
    1                    egg
    2      tablespoons   milk
 
 In a large kettle, combine the first 12 ingredients; bring to a boil.  Reduce
 heat; cover and simmer for 2 1/2 hours or until the chicken is tender.
  Remove chicken from broth; cool.  Debone chicken; cut into chunks. Strain
 broth and skim fat; return to kettle. Add chicken and carrots.  For noodles,
 mix flour and salt in a medium bowl.  Make a well in the center.  Beat egg
 and milk; pour into the well.  Stir together, forming a dough.  Turn dough
 ono a floured surface; knead 8-10 times.  Roll into a 12-in. x 9-in.
 rectangle. Cut to 1/2-in. strips; cut the strips into 1-in. pieces. Bring
 soup to a simmer; add noodles. Cover and cook for 12-15 minutes or until
 noodles are tender.  Yield:  10-12 servings.
 
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 NOTES : "I'm grateful that my mother taught me to make these wonderful
 old-fashioned noodles, which were a big favorite of mine when I was growing
 up.  They give the chicken soup a delightful down-home flavor."  Submitted by
 Cindy Renfrow, Sussex, New Jersey.