Old Fashioned Chicken and Noodles

4.95 from 34 votes

Warm, satisfying, and made with love! Indulge in the comforting taste of homemade noodles and tender chicken in this classic recipe.

Prep Time20

Cook Time2

Total Time2 20

Course: Dinner Recipes

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 264kcal

Author: Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

2 quarts chicken or vegetable broth
1 1/2 pounds of boneless skinless chicken breast
Italian seasonings
salt
1 bay leaf
pepper

Fresh Noodles

2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 beaten eggs
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon oil

Instructions

cut chicken into bite-size pieces
put 4 cups of water in a saucepan and bring to a quick boil
add the chicken, cook briefly, drain chicken and set aside
add the broth to a large dutch oven and bring it to a simmer
add the par-cooked chicken
stir in 1 teaspoon of salt, you may need to add more salt later, this is just to get you started
add 2 teaspoons Italian Seasonings and the bay leaf and stir in as well
cover and let the chicken simmer gently for 60 minutes
meanwhile, make the noodle dough, if using
put the flour and salt in the bowl of a KitchenAid Mixer, mix the eggs, water, and oil together
pour the liquid ingredients in the bowl with the flour
add the dough hook, and run the mixer on low
once it comes together let the machine knead the dough for 1 minute
remove from the bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to roll out
once the chicken is tender it's time to roll the dough
set up your machine, dust it with flour, dust a clean counter with flour as well, divide the dough in half or thirds
run it through the machine, on the KitchenAid I went to setting three, those make thick noodles, you can roll it out thinner if you like
lay the finished dough on the prepared counter, sprinkle with a little flour
repeat with the rest of the dough
use a pizza cutter or a knife to cut the noodles to your desired size, the bigger the noodles the longer it takes to cook (but fresh noodles cook quickly)
if you've had the broth lose volume during the cooking time, add another quart of water, don't worry it won't thin it down too much, the flavor just gets concentrated and adding water will just make it taste right
bring the broth back to a low boil, add the noodles, stirring as you go, once the noodles are all added, it will start to get thick as the noodles cook and the extra flour adds to the broth
check for doneness after 5 minutes, continue checking until they are cooked to your preference
now is the time to taste for salt and pepper and add as needed

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