Thick Chicken Noodle Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 cups chicken broth, divided
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2/3 cup noodles (ring shaped, or small bow-ties or stars if rings not available)
• 2/3 cup cooked chicken, diced
• salt, to taste (optional)
• pepper, to taste (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, heat 4 cups of the chicken broth to boiling.
• 2 in a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter, then stir in flour well to blend but do not brown.
• 3 add this mixture to the boiling broth and cook over medium heat until it thickens.
• 4 in another pan, bring the remaining broth to a boil, add noodles and cook just until tender but not soft (package directions should give you an idea how long).
• 5 do not drain noodles; add chicken, noodles and liquid to the thickened broth, and season to taste with salt and pepper if desired.
• 6 serve immediately with crackers, if desired.