Recipes and Cooking Chicken and Noodles 3.7 (34) 3 Reviews This homey, one-dish meal includes carrots, celery, and onions--all classic chicken soup ingredients--to make your new favorite comfort meal. For a complete dinner, add a small salad or dinner rolls. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Total Time: 1 hrs Servings: 6 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 3 chicken legs (thigh-drumstick piece) 3 cup water 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed ¾ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper 1 ½ cup chopped onion (3 medium) 2 cup sliced carrot (4 medium) 1 cup sliced celery (2 stalks) 1 12 ounce package frozen noodles 1 cup loose-pack frozen peas (optional) 1 cup milk 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour Directions Skin chicken. If necessary, cut up chicken to fit in pot. In a 4- or 5-quart Dutch oven combine chicken, water, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper. Add onion, carrot, and celery. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Discard bay leaves. Remove chicken from Dutch oven; cool slightly. Remove meat from bones; discard bones. Chop chicken; set aside. Bring broth mixture to boiling. Add noodles; cook for 5 minutes (15 minutes if using frozen noodles). If desired, stir in frozen peas. In a screw-top jar combine milk and flour; cover and shake until smooth. Stir into noodle mixture. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in chopped chicken. Cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes more or until mixture is heated through. Makes 6 servings. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 359 Calories 8g Fat 44g Carbs 26g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 359 % Daily Value * Total Fat 8g 10% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 176mg 59% Sodium 641mg 28% Total Carbohydrate 44g 16% Total Sugars 6g Protein 26g Vitamin C 4.7mg 24% Calcium 111.1mg 9% Iron 3.6mg 20% Potassium 561mg 12% Folate, total 121mcg Vitamin B-12 0.6mcg Vitamin B-6 0.4mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.