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The Cheater’s Guide to Homemade Chicken and Noodles

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You’ve got a family dinner coming up and want to make something homemade and comforting, but don’t have much time?

Ingredients

  • 1 whole Rotisserie Chicken
  • 12 ounces, weight Amish Kitchens Extra Thick Kluski Egg Noodles
  • 2 whole Carrots, Sliced Thin
  • 1 whole Onion, Chopped
  • 1 clove Garlic (optional)
  • 2 stalks Celery, Sliced
  • 3 quarts Water, This Is Approximate
  • ½ teaspoons Black Pepper
  • Salt To Taste
  • Sprinkle Parsley For Garnish

Preparation

step one:
~Head out to your favorite grocery store

step two:
~Buy one of their regular rotisserie chickens (not the BBQ one, pick out a nice big, juicy one!) – $4.99-5.99
This is MUCH cheaper than buying your own raw chicken only to have to take it home and roast it for 2 hours yourself…trust me.

~get one package (12 oz.) Amish Kitchens Extra Thick Kluski Egg Noodles (don’t get the thin ones, they will mush up into well…mush!) DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT get regular egg noodles…they will not work, they will get mushy and icky, get the Amish noodles for authentic homemade taste. – under $2

~couple carrots, onion, garlic cloves and some celery – about $2.00 at the most.

step three:
~grab a Snickers bar in the check-out line, pay for stuff…go home. – $.50

step four:

~pull meat off the chicken into a container and place in frig for later.

~In large pot, put all bones and skin of carcass and about 3 quarts of water, turn on med-high.

~chop onion, carrots, a large clove of garlic, celery – add to pot.

~Add minimal salt and pepper to taste. (the chicken is salted, so I wait til the end of the cook to add to taste.)

~bring to boil, turn down heat to low heat, cover and simmer for one hour.

~eat Snickers while shopping on Etsy.

step five:

~once your rich stock has been made, with slotted spoon, remove skin and bones and throw them away.

~add your whole bag of noodles and let them cook in a slow rolling boil till tender. (about 10 minutes)

~add the chicken meat back in.

~The noodles will soak up most of the broth once they cook up, leaving you with a very thick chicken and noodle mixture.

Its not really soup at this point, but that’s how my family likes it.

You can thin it down a bit with some water if it’s too thick for your liking, but it’s really up to you!

Taste and add salt and more pepper to your liking.

Serve with mashed taters and yeast rolls if you like….this tastes really close to homemade!

Enjoy! For about $10, you can feed a good 6-8 ppl… especially if you stretch it out with the potatoes (also an inexpensive option).

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bluebird49 on 3.6.2010

Oh–I lvoe cheatin’! I’ve used the Rotisserie chicken for lots of things, but this is new and sounds so good right now. And especially the Snickers Bar. I hope I can find the Amish noodles locally. Wonder if it freezes well? There’s only 2 of us now.

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gomizzou on 12.9.2009

So wonderful!

I like to cook the veggies separate from the bones of the chicken so that I don’t miss any little pieces of bones!

AMAZING!

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Mitzi Koons on 10.27.2009

I made this as directed and it’s so easy and delicious! Thanks for a great recipe.

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hamie on 10.2.2009

I just had to write and say thank you for posting this recipe. I made it last night for my boyfriend and his mom, and it was absolutely fabulous. I actually ended up using a roast turkey breast instead of a chicken, but it was still fantastic. I will definitely be making this again.

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nursue on 9.14.2009

I love cheat recipes! I made this over the weekend and it was wonderful. My son said it was the best chicken noodle soup he had ever tasted! It was easy and delish! Thanks for the recipe!

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prairieprincess on 9.19.2011

Awesomeness. The using a Rotisserie chicken trick is genius! This will be my go to chicken and noodles recipe from now on and when my kids are grown and moved out they’ll say to their spouses, “you don’t make chicken and noodles like my MOM!” and I’ll just smile sweetly and take another bite of my Snickers bar. :)

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JennD on 1.10.2011

We enjoyed this on a cold Sunday afternoon. I couldn’t find the extra think Kluski noodles so I used the Kluski regular noodles and they turned out fine (just didn’t cook any longer than the 12 minutes stated on the bag). Keeper!

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gomizzou on 6.30.2010

So wonderful! So much easier! Keeping this one for good!

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Mitzi Koons on 5.18.2010

Great weeknight meal – quick, easy and good!

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