Change it up and exchange vermicelli for broken up regular spaghetti OR even Rice for Chicken and Rice soup… Soups are fun to make because you can add more Ingredients or even more of the Ingredients listed.
This is a really Simple Recipe for just plain ol Chicken Noodle Soup.
If you use the Vermicelli Noodles they will end up really soft.. so if you prefer more firm Noodles, you may want to use Wide Egg Noodles, or broken Spaghetti Noodles.
INGREDIENTS:
4 large bone in Skin on Thighs, Skin removed and saved, Meat Chopped into about 1” chunks.
1 c Celery Rib chopped
1 c large Carrot chopped
1 c Sweet Onion ( Vidalia type ) Chopped.
1 c chopped Green Beans.
4 c Water. Chicken Broth is Better if ya have it.. a little more flavor.
1 tsp Johnnies Seasoning or something similar like Lowery’s
1 tsp McCormick’s Chicken season.
1/2- 3/4 tsp Poultry Seasoning.
1 clove Garlic minced.
FOR THE NOODLES. 1/2 c Vermicelli ( or use Rice or Reg Pasta broken up). 1/2 c water.
Optional: 2 Scallions, 1/2 c Parsley , Cilantro or 1 leek.
Better than Bullion for extra flavor if needed.
1/2 c chopped Potatoes, 1/2 c Frozen Peas, 1/2 c Frozen Corn, etc. Do it up your own way!
DIRECTIONS:
Either Brown the Chicken Skin nice and crisp in the IP, or…I just use a Frying Pan because then i don’t have to drain the fat until clean up time.
(Sometimes, I leave the Fat in the Pan and sop it up with a big Bolillos Roll sliced in half down the middle. Then brown it on the griddle. You wont need Butter).
While the Fat is Cooking, cut everything up and add it all to the Pot, no particular order..Then when the Skin is crisp and browned, lift it out of the fat and toss it into the IP.
Add A long legged trivet directly down into the Soup, then set the Stainless container with the Noodles and their liquid on to the trivet.Set the Lid on and set the Time for 4 min. Allow for 15 min NPR.
Remove Bones from the Soup and get the Meat off the Bones and put it back into the Pot. Now is the time as well to take the skin out if you want.
Mix the noodles in with the Soup. Taste it and add more seasoning if you want. Now is when you decide to add 1 tsp of Better than Bullion.
Serve up and garnish with Scallions orParsley. Cilantro works too.
