Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Fill a 5-quart stock pot 4/5 of the way full of water and place over high heat. Gently lower in all the pieces of chicken (frozen is OK but make sure it’s thawed and water is boiling again before adding any additional ingredients). Bring to a boil then add chicken base, all the spices, salt, pepper and butter into the water and stir well.

Place veggies in the water, lower temp to medium heat, and let it boil for 10 minutes. Then remove the chicken and shred it, discarding skin and bones. Add the noodles into the pot, place lid on the stock pot, and continue to cook for about 15 minutes. Add chicken back in. Let it simmer (without the lid) for another 5 minutes, until noodles are done. You may need to taste to adjust seasonings to your liking. Soup will be a bit thick, but also nice and brothy. Serve with crackers and love! Enjoy!