Comforting Homemade Chicken Soup
Just hear the name "chicken soup" and it makes you feel good. Most canned chicken soups don’t contain a lot of chicken and vegetables. My yummy recipe is chock full of both. In addition, I’m using reduced-sodium chicken broth, skinless chicken breasts, and “no yolk egg “noodles. Each 2 cup serving has 159 calories, 2 grams of fat and 1 Blue WW Freestyle SmartPoints and 4 Green. It makes a very filling, satisfying meal and it’s mmm, mmm, delicious!
Helpful Tips About this Recipe
Serves 6 (each serving, 2 cups)
Food Facts
Dating back to the 12th century, trusted healers started to prescribe “the broth of fowl” for their ill patients. During that time an Egyptian Jewish physician named Rabbi Maimonides started writing about the healing benefits of the soup. In 1934 Campbell’s introduced condensed chicken noodle soup. It’s one of their most popular flavors. It’s also among the top 10 food items sold in major grocery stores.
Storage Tip
This soup freezes great. Divide and freeze in pint or quart size containers.
Shopping Tips
I’ve tried most of the chicken broths available and my favorite is Swanson’s reduced-sodium chicken broth. It comes in a 10, 32, and 48 ounce container. If you are on a strict low-sodium diet, choose a chicken broth that has a lot less sodium than this one. Most supermarkets carry “no yolk” noodles. There are several brands to choose from. They’re made with egg whites instead of the whole egg. They also have 3 grams of fiber per serving. In fact, whenever a recipe calls for egg noodles, I usually use these. If you really want to make this soup healthier, you can substitute whole wheat noodles such as Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat Blend Pasta. These contain twice the fiber, 6 grams per serving. They’re also yolk free.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 1-Blue
WW SmartPoints 4-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 4
Food Facts
Dating back to the 12th century, trusted healers started to prescribe “the broth of fowl” for their ill patients. During that time an Egyptian Jewish physician named Rabbi Maimonides started writing about the healing benefits of the soup. In 1934 Campbell’s introduced condensed chicken noodle soup. It’s one of their most popular flavors. It’s also among the top 10 food items sold in major grocery stores.
Storage Tip
This soup freezes great. Divide and freeze in pint or quart size containers.
Shopping Tips
I’ve tried most of the chicken broths available and my favorite is Swanson’s reduced-sodium chicken broth. It comes in a 10, 32, and 48 ounce container. If you are on a strict low-sodium diet, choose a chicken broth that has a lot less sodium than this one. Most supermarkets carry “no yolk” noodles. There are several brands to choose from. They’re made with egg whites instead of the whole egg. They also have 3 grams of fiber per serving. In fact, whenever a recipe calls for egg noodles, I usually use these. If you really want to make this soup healthier, you can substitute whole wheat noodles such as Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat Blend Pasta. These contain twice the fiber, 6 grams per serving. They’re also yolk free.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 1-Blue
WW SmartPoints 4-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 4
| SKINNY FACTS: for 2 cup serving 159 calories, 1.6g fat, 1g sat. fat, 17g protein, 19g carbs, 4g fiber, 581mg sodium, 6g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 53 calories, 0g sat. fat, 2g protein, 0g sugar |
Comforting Homemade Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 2 (32 oz.) containers Swanson’s reduced-sodium chicken broth, see shopping tips
- 1 (14 oz.) can Swanson’s reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 12 ounces (¾ lb.) chicken breasts (boneless, skinless), cubed
- 1½ cups carrots, chopped
- 1½ cups celery, sliced
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- Fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 3 ounces “no yolk” egg noodle (about ⅓ of an 8 oz. bag), see shopping tips
Instructions
- In a large pot, add all the ingredients, except the noodles. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove the cover, stir in noodles. Cook uncovered for 8 more minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cupsCalories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 17gFat: 1.6gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 581mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gBlue Smart Points: 1Green Smart Points: 4Plus Points: 4
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!
What is the best way to track this soup? (Blue)
Linda, this soup has 1 Blue WW Freestyle SmartPoints. Maybe you missed it but I include this information at the top and bottom of all my recipes.
Best of luck to you,
Nancy