Fun Shaped Chicken Noodle Soup

Sanderson Farms Fun Shaped Chicken Noodle Soup serves 8 and is a creative spin on a classic dish! Packed with fresh vegetables, chicken and noodles this recipe will leave you full and energized. Isn't it great when something can best this delicious AND healthy?

Prep

Minutes

Cook

1.5

Hours

Servings

Ingredients

1 Sanderson Farms® Whole Frying Chicken , giblets and other parts removed
4½ quarts water
6 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
2 fresh thyme sprigs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
4 carrots, peeled and cut into large pieces
2 onions, peeled and quartered
2 celery stalks with leaves, cut into 4 pieces
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup finely diced celery
1 cup finely diced carrots
10 lasagna noodles
2 teaspoons salt, or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, or more to taste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Directions

Place chicken, water, garlic, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, whole black peppercorns and large pieces of carrots, onions and celery in a 6-quart stockpot. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour, skimming surface foam occasionally.
Remove chicken from broth. Set aside.
Line a fine sieve with dampened cheesecloth. Strain broth through lined sieve. Remove any excess fat from top of broth with spoon. Set broth aside.
Pull chicken meat from bones into bite size pieces. Discard skin and bones. Set chicken pieces aside.
In a clean stockpot, add oil and heat over medium heat. Add diced celery and diced carrots. Cook 10 minutes.
Boil lasagna noodles for 8 minutes or until all dente.
Strain noodles and using a cookie cutter shape of your choice, cut out noodles. Set noodles aside.
Add reserved chicken broth and 2 teaspoons salt and ground pepper, or more to taste to your stock pot. Cook 10 minutes.
Add cooked chicken and parsley and noodles. Cook 5 minutes.
Serve.