Mom Howlett's Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

This is a major favorite at our house.  I even use the leftover meaty turkey carcass that I saved in the freezer.

Boil one whole chicken (or cut up pieces, whatever*) in plenty of water, with a couple of bay leaves and 1-2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper.  Boil until meat is thoroughly cooked.

Remove the meat, and debone, and dice, return meat to soup.  Add additional water as needed.

(If you want vegetables, add them now, and boil for 15 minutes - we just eat the veges raw on the side.)

Add homemade noodles one at a time to boiling soup.


Homemade Egg Noodles
(Don't cheat on these - they are the most important part of this recipe!)

4-5 whole eggs
2 tsp salt
Flour, 1/2 C at a time

Stir the flour into the eggs and salt, adding as needed so that you can handle it.  Spray counter with cooking spray, then roll out the dough.  Cut into strips (as thin as you can get them) with pizza cutter, and drop one at a time into boiling soup.  Cook for an additional 5 minutes or until noodles test done.

*Note: Using skinless, boneless breasts will not taste as good since there is less fat on them to make the flavorful broth. Better to discard the skin and other undesirable parts when dicing the meat.  Or use dark meat tenders - they're flavorful!