- prep: 15 min
- cook: 1 hr 40 min
- total: 1 hr 55 min
Summary
As classic version made from scratch using a whole chicken. No store bought chicken broth can ever compare! Recipe video below.
Ingredients
- 1.8 kg / 3.5 lb whole chicken (, rinsed and cleaned, the best quality you can afford (Note 1))
- 1 head of garlic (, cut in half horiztonally)
- 2 carrots (, cut into chunks)
- 2 celery ribs (, cut into chunks)
- 2 onions (, peeled and cut into quarters)
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 2 bay leaves (, fresh or dried)
- 4 thyme sprigs ((or 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves))
- Water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion (, diced)
- 3 garlic cloves (, minced)
- 2 medium carrots (, cut in quarters lengthwise then chopped)
- 2 celery ribs (, cut into 1 cm/ 1/2" thick pieces)
- 2 cups shredded chicken ((from broth))
- 2 litres / 2 quarts chicken broth
- 200 g/ 6 oz egg noodles or pasta of choice
- Salt and pepper
- Fresh parsley (, finely chopped, for garnish)
- 4 thyme sprigs
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 chicken boullion cube (, crumbled)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 587 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 16 g 24.48%
- Saturated Fat: 5 g 26.03%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 205 mg 68.3%
- Sodium: 1938 mg 80.76%
- Calcium: 174 mg 17.37%
- Potassium: 1202 mg 34.35%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 4 mg 24.62%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 50 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 7 g 27.04%
- Sugar: 15 g
- Protein: 59 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 153.16%
- Vitamin C 46.79%
- Vitamin D 3.81%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables5
- Exchange - Lean Meat7
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total2 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total6 oz-eq