Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken Noodle Soup

1/2 cup diced onion

2 carrots diced

2 stalks celery diced

2 cups chicken  - diced/shredded (can be raw or cooked, I think roasted chicken on the bone tastes the best)

1/3 cup flour

6-8 cup chicken broth (I like to use a mix of Better Than Boullion and boxed broth)

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1/2 tsp thyme

1 bay leaf

1 Tbls butter

1 Tbls olive oil

Homestyle Noodles  (Amish Country brand found at Walmart)

Heat 1 Tbls. olive oil and 1 Tbls butter in a large pot.  Add onion, carrot, and celery.  Season with salt and pepper and saute until tender.  Add chicken (if raw let it cook through) to vegetable mixture and season with a little more salt, pepper and thyme.  Add flour and stir to coat vegetables and chicken.  Add chicken broth and bay leaf.  Let soup simmer for 30 minutes. Add additional salt and pepper if needed.  Add cooked noodles to soup.  Serve.