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Off the Menu: Chicken Noodle Soup
Off the Menu: Chicken Noodle Soup 05:50

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Chef Janet Loughran is giving our Teeny Perfections' chicken noodle soup the real-life treatment. Here is her recipe, perfect for the winter chill that has settled over Pittsburgh.

Chicken Noodle Soup
By Chef Janet Loughran

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Fill the pot using the ratio of 1/3 vegetables and aromatics and then 2/3 bones. It just depends on how big your stock pot is but that works well for me. 

There are lots of different ways to make a stock but in this one: 

  • 2 carrots 
  • 4 stalks celery 
  • 2 onions 
  • 1 bay leaf 
  • 1 Tbsp peppercorns, crushed 
  • Parsley stems 
  • Splash of vinegar (white wine, apple cider, or red wine vinegar will work) 
  • Assorted chicken/beef bones 

DON'T ADD SALT- wait until you're cooking with it to add salt as needed. 

Fill the pot with water and bring to a simmer. Skim off the scum for the first couple hours and then put a lid on it and let it go for another 12-24 hours on the lowest setting. Use a colander to strain into another large pot. Lasts 5 days in the fridge or up to 8 months in the freezer.

*For this recipe, don't add the carrots until after the stock has been strained. For the soup:

  • 4 qt chicken stock
  • 2 carrots, peeled and cut in half
  • 2 cups cooked chicken
  • 16 oz kluski noodles 
  • 2 Tbsp parsley, minced

Heat stock and add carrots. Simmer for 30-45 minutes, until fork tender. 

Boil noodles in salted water until desired al dente. Strain and keep separate from soup until serving. 

Add cooking chicken to stock and simmer for 5 minutes. Add noodles to bowls and ladle soup on top. Garnish with parsley and try not to eat 3 bowls of it.

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