We’re going through an unusual cold snap here in the Pacific Northwest and temperatures have been in the teens for almost a week. I spent a lot of time outside last weekend and when I came home at night all I wanted was a steaming bowl of soup and my flannel quilt.
To prepare for the weekend I made a pot of chicken noodle soup and it tasted so very good as it warmed me up from the inside out. I had most of a rotisserie chicken in the fridge and used it all to make a big pot of stock. No recipe here – I just removed the large pieces of meat from the bones, broke up the carcass and covered it with water in a large stock pot. I added 2 chopped onions, some celery tops, and a couple of peeled carrots and let the whole thing simmer for about an hour. I removed all of the chicken and vegetables from the stock and strained the liquid back into the pot. Then I added new veggies, chopped celery and carrots, and let the stock simmer until the veggies were tender. Next came several handfuls of egg noodles, and after they cooked for about 10 minutes, I added all the chicken back into the pot. A little salt and pepper and a parsley garnish and a fantastic pot of soup was ready for the critical job of warming me up.
I found these covered soup mugs at Michael’s this week. Their little lid hats do an excellent job of keeping their tummies warm. Aren’t they cute!
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Oh wonderful and warming.
Oh Cathy, those mugs are completely adorable! And the soup is just calling my name. It looks so warm, vibrant and absolutely delicious. perfect for a cold night i'm sure.
the soup looks perfect, we are cold and stormy. darling mugs too and i just so happen to be heading there today!
Ooooh – I could use some of that right now! Just what you need when the 'cold is snapping'… ;-D
Cathy, I like your style of cooking ~ a little of this, a little of that. It's cooking from the heart & love of good simple ingredients.
This is a perfect soup for our present cold snap. Many thanks…
Yum!! It looks devine. I will have to go to Michael's and see if those mugs are at our Michael's. I think I will make some of the chicken noodle soup for tonight. We will be outside serving hot chocolate and cider to people coming to our church to see our Journey Through Christmas. My hubby wants me to make something to warm everyone and I think that will be perfect.
Chicken soup is the perfect body warmer in cold weather…You make it just like I love it!
I'm going to Micheals to look for those cute mugs!
Perfect!
Hi Cathy,
That soup looks to die for, and oh so comforting. I have a couple cousins up near you, and have heard about how cold it is. We too, even in So. Cal, are experiencing colder than normal temps. Which is wonderful for us.
I bought some of those darling mugs last year, and I use the lids all year to keep my coffee hot. They fit almost every mug!! Enjoy the season.
It is a perfect soup for the cold days. I really like your recipe, Cathy.
Making stock always seems so complicated. I like your method.
Soup with no recipe is usually the best kind! I love the "hats" to keep the soup warm! You're right–nothing warms you up like soup–it is such a comfort food!
Your soup looks delicious–I LOVE the mugs!
Chicken soup….food for body and soul 🙂 Yours looks delicious!
Blessings!
Gail
C-c-c-cold here too! I would love of bowl of your soup right now! Adorable mugs 🙂
I recently made chicken soup with a rotisserie chicken too. So yummy!
I had some chicken soup tonight but nothing homemade or as good as yours.
This soup sounds a lot better than the canned kind. I will most definitely try this. Doylene
The mugs are so cute!! Soup is always great in this cold weather.
Yummmm!
oh wow this looks so cute and love how you served it
I love how it's snowing in your blog! I must find out how to do this!
There is nothing better than homemade chicken noodle soup. It looks warm and wonderful! I love those mugs too. I picked up some really cute little loaf pans at Michaels the other day. :0)
Hope you are keeping warm!
mmmm, this is the type of soup i could eat all day, delicious!
This soup is one of my favorite. Probably cuz I ate it all the time as a child. Yours looks beautiful!!!
Beautiful Soup! I saw those mugs the other day at Michaels and wish I would have grabbed them. Hope they still have some.
Looking at this soup makes me feel wonderfully warm inside. It looks delicious!