Hearty Midwestern Chicken and Noodles



Hearty Midwestern Chicken and Noodles
Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 20 mins Cook: 1 hr 10 mins
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Hearty Midwestern Chicken and Noodles
Ingredients
  • 3
    chicken legs (drumstick-thigh piece) (about 2 pounds)
  • 4
    cups water
  • 1/2
    cup chopped celery leaves
  • 2
    tablespoons snipped parsley
  • 1
    bay leaf
  • 1
    teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
  • 1
    teaspoon salt
  • 1/4
    teaspoon pepper
  • 1 1/2
    cups chopped onion
  • 2
    cups sliced carrots
  • 1
    cup sliced celery
  • 3
    cups wide noodles
  • 1
    cup loose-pack frozen peas
  • 2
    cups milk
  • 2
    tablespoons all-purpose flour
Directions

1. Skin chicken. In a 4-1/2-quart Dutch oven place chicken, water, celery leaves, parsley, bay leaf, thyme, salt, and pepper. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

2. Add the onion, carrots, and sliced celery. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes more or until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Remove from heat. Remove chicken; cool slightly. Discard the bay leaf. Remove meat from bones; discard bones. Chop chicken and set aside.

3. Heat vegetable mixture to boiling. Add noodles; cook for 5 minutes. Stir in peas and 1-1/2 cups of the milk.

4. In a screw-top jar combine remaining milk and flour. Cover and shake until smooth. Stir into noodle mixture. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in chicken. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes more or until heated through. Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts (Hearty Midwestern Chicken and Noodles)
  • Servings Per Recipe 6,
  • Calories 321,
  • Protein (gm) 24,
  • Carbohydrate (gm) 38,
  • Fat, total (gm) 8,
  • Cholesterol (mg) 83,
  • Saturated fat (gm) 2,
  • Sodium (mg) 535,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (2)
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joslo4ever2115357 wrote:

Very good, just how I remember my mom making it back on the farm in Itasca, Illinois.

12/26/2009 01:39:03 PM Report Abuse

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