Chicken Noodle Soup
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
Creamy soups are great for cold winter evenings and creamy chicken soups are especially well loved. This creamy chicken noodle soup contains lots of vegetables as well as herbs and spices for flavor and milk to give it the creaminess factor. Creamy soups can be filling so this soup alone can make a hearty lunch. Milk is used in this creamy chicken noodle soup, rather than cream. The milk is whisked with flour to thicken it up. A lot of cream-based soups are calorific and full of fat but this soup gives you the creamy flavor without the extra calories.
If you want a really comforting snack, this creamy chicken noodle soup goes really well with some buttered bread on the side. If you like, your chicken soup recipes bursting with vegetables and flavors, this is definitely one of the nicest chicken noodle soups to try.
The combination of vegetables, chicken, herbs, and noodles not only tastes great but this chicken noodle soup makes a nutritionally balanced meal. It is great to be able to enjoy the best chicken soup recipes and know that they are good for you too. You can halve the amount of butter if you want, but it does make the soup wonderfully rich and glossy. Using yolk-free egg noodles lowers the cholesterol in this soup. This recipe is part of our "Heart Healthy Diet Recipe" series.
This recipe is part of our "Heart Healthy Diet Recipe" series.
Cream of Chicken Soup with Noodles
Ingredients -
8 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ cups skim milk
¼ cup all purpose flour
½ cup onion, chopped
½ cup green bell pepper, chopped
6 oz egg noodles, yolk-free
1 cup celery, sliced
1 cup carrot, sliced thinly
2 cups boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced
½ teaspoon dried marjoram
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Preparation:
Put the broth, carrot, celery, chicken, onion, marjoram, salt, pepper, garlic, and green pepper in a big soup pot with 1 cup of the milk.
Cook over a medium heat until the vegetables are al dente.
Add the egg noodles and cook until they are nearly done.
Whisk the flour into the remaining milk and stir this into the chicken soup.
Boil it for 3 minutes until it thickens up, and then add the butter.
Simmer for 3 minutes, and then serve.
(Serves 10)
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
Nutritional Info:
Calories (kcal): 247
% Calories from Fat: 16.3%
% Calories from Carbohydrates: 43.1%
% Calories from Protein: 40.6%
Per Serving Nutritional Information:
Total Fat (g): 4g 7%
Saturated Fat (g): 2g 10%
Monounsaturated Fat (g): 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 1g 4%
Cholesterol (mg): 37mg 12%
Total Carbohydrate (g): 27g 9%
Dietary Fiber (g): 2g 8%
Protein (g): 25g 50%
Sodium (mg): 481mg 20%
Potassium (mg): 371mg 11%
Calcium (mg): 75mg 8%
Iron (mg): 2mg 9%
Zinc (mg): 1mg 6%
Vitamin C (mg): 10mg 16%
Vitamin A (i.u.): 3850IU 77%
Vitamin A (r.e.): 413 1/2RE 41%
Vitamin B6 (mg): .3mg 16%
Vitamin B12 (mcg): .7mcg 11%
Thiamin B1 (mg): .1mg 6%
Riboflavin B2 (mg): .2mg 13%
Folacin (mcg): 20mcg 5%
Niacin (mg): 10mg 48%