🌾 Chuckwagon January 6 Recipe🍲 Hearty Chicken, Vegetable & Noodle Camp Soup

🍲 Hearty Chicken, Vegetable & Noodle Camp Soup

A simple, soul-warming classic—clear broth, tender chicken, and soft noodles just like the trail cooks made.

Serves: 6–8Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 40 minutes

This soup is calm and comforting—ideal for settling into routine, warming the body, and feeding everyone well.

🐔 Ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter or olive oil

• 1 small onion, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 carrots, sliced

• 2 celery stalks, chopped

• 2 cups cooked shredded chicken

• 6 cups chicken broth

• 1½ cups egg noodles (or broken spaghetti)

• 1 tsp thyme

• ½ tsp black pepper

• ½ tsp salt (to taste)

• Optional: chopped parsley at the end

🍳 Instructions

1. Build the BaseIn a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, carrots, and celery. Cook until softened and fragrant (about 5 minutes).

2. Add Chicken & BrothStir in shredded chicken, broth, thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring to a gentle boil.

3. Add NoodlesStir in noodles. Reduce heat and simmer 10–12 minutes, until noodles are tender.

4. Finish & ServeTaste and adjust seasoning. Sprinkle with parsley if using.Serve hot with crackers, biscuits, or crusty bread.

🤠 Chuckwagon Tip

Trail cooks often broke long noodles into shorter pieces so everyone got a fair scoop—simple, practical, and comforting.