Rotisserie Chicken Soup

Description

Beyond-flavorful rotisserie chicken soup that is perfect for the wintertime! My boyfriend gobbles it up, and it freezes great!

Ingredients

  • 2 whole chickens rotisserie chickens, with juices
  • 1 gallon water to cover
  • 1 ½ large onions, diced
  • ½ stick butter
  • 5 cloves garlic, diced
  • 10 each carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 5 stalks celery, diced
  • 3 (15.25 ounce) cans whole kernel corn, drained
  • ¼ cup dried parsley
  • 2 tablespoons dried oregano
  • 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ pound flat whole wheat noodles
  • ½ cup cold water
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Place rotisserie chickens
  2. with juices
  3. in a very large stockpot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat
  4. cover
  5. and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove chickens and let cool until safe to handle. Remove meat from bones and cut into small pieces.
  6. Strain stock
  7. if needed
  8. into another container; set aside.
  9. Combine onions and butter in the stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onions until translucent
  10. 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in carrots and celery. Cook
  11. stirring occasionally
  12. until nearly tender
  13. about 15 minutes. Stir in corn
  14. parsley
  15. and pepper.
  16. Pour chicken stock back into the pot and bring to a boil. Cook until carrots are tender
  17. 6 to 7 minutes. Add noodles and cook until starting to soften yet still firm to the bite
  18. 5 to 6 minutes.
  19. Mix water and cornstarch together in the meantime. Reduce heat to medium. Stir cornstarch slurry into the soup
  20. a little at time
  21. to reach desired thickness. Add chicken to the soup and heat through
  22. about 5 minutes.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Servings: 10

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