Huffington Magazine Issue 87 | Page 74

GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO Exit When using rice or noodles, add them with just enough time so that they cook through. You don’t want pasta to be sitting in a pot of boiling water for two hours. Nothing good will come of that. Now check out Simply Recipe’s Chicken Noodle Soup. It’s the only chicken soup recipe you’ll even need — it’s perfection. Find the ingredients ahead, EAT THIS and tap here for the step-bystep instructions. INGREDIENTS One 3 1/2-pound chicken, cut into parts — breast, thighs, backs, wings and neck (if available) ■ 5 carrots (2 carrots scrubbed clean, but not peeled, cut into 2-inch chunks for the stock, 3 carrots peeled and cut into 1/4inch rounds for the soup) ■ 5 ribs of celery (2 ribs cut into 2 inch pieces for the stock, 3 ribs cut into 1/4-inch thick slices for the soup), including celery tops for the stock ■ 1 onion, quartered (for stock, peel on is okay) ■ 3 cloves of garlic, peel on, cut in half ■ 2 to 3 sprigs of fresh thyme (or a teaspoon of dried) ■ 1 bunch of parsley ■ 5 whole peppercorns ■ Salt ■ 8 to 12 ounces of egg noodles (depending on how noodle-y you want your soup) ■ Freshly ground black pepper ■ HUFFINGTON 02.09.14