Chicken Soup (easy, semi-homemade)
Easy chicken soup when time is limited. Semi-homemade for quick dinner. Add noodles for chicken noodle soup.
Equipment
- 1 Large pot for soup
Ingredients
- 1 Container of pre-chopped Trader Joe's mirepoix (or you can finely dice 1 small onion, 3 stalks of celery and 1-2 carrots)
- 1 Package of pre-cooked, sliced chicken breast in refrigerator aisle of Trader Joe's and dice (or shred some rotisserie chicken or sautee a couple chicken breasts and dice)
- 2 32 oz containers of chicken stock
- 1/2 cup Egg noodles (optional)
- 1/2 cup Chopped kale or spinach leaves (optional for added veggies)
- 2-3 tbs Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat stock pot on medium high heat and drizzle some olive oil. When heated, sautee mirepoix for 3-5 minutes until soften. You can turn heat to medium and sautee a few more minutes until soft.
- Sautee kale and/or spinach (optional).
- Turn heat back to medium high, add chicken stock.
- Bring to low boil and add egg noodles (optional). Boil on low for a few minutes until noodles cooked.
- Add pre-cooked chicken and simmer soup for additional 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve warm.
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