• Assemble Soup using broth as explained below.
• Put a little oil in soup pan, and add in celery, onion, carrots. Saute for 2-3 minutes. Add in broth, thyme, parsley. Add cooked noodles once carrots are soft.
• Boil noodles separately and cook up to about 2 minutes before they are done.
• Add al dente noodles to the pan. This way they absorb some of the broth for flavor.
• Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with chopped parsley.

Homemade Chicken Broth

• Put two chicken breasts in 2 quarts cold water, with one roughly chopped onion, carrot and celery stick.
• Add in salt and pepper. Bring to boil Reduce to simmer and cook chicken until just done.
• Skim off fat. Remove discard veggies.
• Cool chicken and refrigerate. You only need to add one breast back in, unless you want a lot of chicken in your soup.
• Add in 2 more quarts of water and proceed as above. At this point, if I have time, I will add the bones back into the pot and continue cooking, as they add flavor. If you need more chicken flavor add in chicken base at this time.
• Ladle the broth through a mesh strainer to remove all veggies and any particles. Follow instructions above for chicken noodle soup.