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Better-Than-Grandma's Chicken and Noodles
Ingredients
- 3 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup pearl onions* or frozen small whole onions
- 2 stalks celery, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 whole chicken legs (drumsticks and thigh) (about 3 pounds), skin removed
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon dried sage, crushed
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 14 ounce can chicken broth
- 1/4 cup dry sherry
- 1 12 ounce package frozen egg noodles
- 3/4 cup frozen peas
- 4 fresh sage leaves (optional)
Directions
1. In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, place carrots, parsnips, onions, and celery. Top with chicken; sprinkle with thyme, sage, garlic, salt, and pepper. Pour chicken broth and sherry over chicken.
2. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 7 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 hours. Stir in noodles. If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. Cover; cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours more or until noodles are tender.
3. Remove chicken. When cool enough to handle, coarsely shred chicken and stir into mixture in slow cooker. Add peas; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. If desired, garnish with fresh sage leaves.
From the Test Kitchen*Test Kitchen Tip:
- If using fresh onions, cook in enough boiling water to cover for 30 to 60 seconds; drain and rinse with cold water. Cut off root ends and slip off peels.
Nutrition Facts
(Better-Than-Grandma's Chicken and Noodles)
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- cal. (kcal) 372,
- Fat, total (g) 7,
- chol. (mg) 147,
- sat. fat (g) 2,
- carb. (g) 46,
- Monosaturated fat (g) 1,
- Polyunsaturated fat (g) 1,
- fiber (g) 5,
- sugar (g) 7,
- pro. (g) 27,
- vit. A (IU) 52,
- vit. C (mg) 15,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 7,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 44,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- sodium (mg) 857,
- Potassium (mg) 489,
- calcium (mg) 50,
- iron (mg) 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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