Freezer Friendz: Missy's Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Missy's Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

A.K.A. Turkey Noodle Soup this month!!

Ingredients:
2 Cups Shredded Turkey
1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
2 Cans Chicken Broth
2 Cups of Chicken/Turkey Broth from stock
2 Cups Frozen Sliced Carrots
1 Cup Kroger Recipe Beginnings-Mirepoix Style Blend (onions,carrots, and celery)
2 Cups Cooked Noodles

Assembly:
Cook poultry and shred/cube as desired. Cook noodles, of your choice, as directed on the box. Combine all ingredients together into a soup pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 20 min (or until veggies are to the desired softness). Serve and ENJOY!!! Hope you like it. I made it up and the kids went crazy over it and there were no leftovers that night!!

Freezing Instructions:
If you're preparing this meal to freeze and eat later, you will follow the directions above. I recommend under-cooking the noodles by 2-3 min to avoid mushy and clumpy noodles after thawing. You will then place the soup into a freezer-safe container and place into your freezer.

Serving Day:
When you're ready to eat the meal, let thaw and place into a soup pan on the stove top and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes. Serve and ENJOY!!!

5 comments:

SusanDecember 14, 2009 at 9:55 PM
This was a fantastic soup.
Feel free to make this again when ever you would like to.
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MelDecember 20, 2009 at 9:34 PM
We all loved this soup--thanks for a warm yummy meal on a cold day!
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the Chunn'sJanuary 1, 2010 at 6:37 PM
This was perfect for this month! Warm and comfy. Everyone enjoyed it. Thank you.
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Tish PowersJanuary 13, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Everyone really liked this one! We had it while my mom and dad were visiting to go with sandwiches and we still had leftovers. Thanks so much!
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JCDesigns02September 4, 2015 at 9:14 AM
One can chicken broth = 1 2/3 cup of homemade broth. This recipe needs 3 1/3 cup homemade broth.
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Freezer Cooking Quick Tips

When wrapping meals for freezer: make sure to double wrap to prevent freezer burn. Using one layer of plastic wrap and a top layer of foil is best.

Freezer Bags: Use GOOD freezer bags! Don't skimp on cheapo freezer bags or your food will taste like plastic!

Meat in Freezer Meals: Thawed meat must be cooked before it can be refrozen. Frozen cooked meat can not be refrozen once thawed.

Freezing Soup: Pour soup into gallon size Ziploc bag. Lay bag of soup flat on a cookie sheet in the freezer until frozen, then remove cookie sheet. Doing this allows soup to freeze flat, so it can stack easily with other meals in your freezer.

Flash Marinade: Put raw chicken or beef in a ziploc baggie, pour in your marinade, then freeze. In the thawing process, your meat will be infused with the marinade and ready to cook!

Cooking Noodles: Cook noodles only 3 minutes, drain and immediately run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Noodles will freeze well and not turn to mush if done this way. Tip from freezerchicks blog site!

Slow-Cooking Chicken for the Freezer: You can fill crock pot with chicken breasts and pour a can of chicken broth over meat. Cook on high for 4 hours. Another method that gives the meat more flavor is to layer 1 sliced onion in the bottom of slow cooker. Top with chicken. Sprinkle with seasoned salt, pepper and garlic powder. Cook on low for 4 hours or until done. With either of these methods, you need to keep an eye on your meat to make sure you do not overcook. Shred or dice and freeze in 2 cup portions for use in casseroles, tacos, etc...

Freezing Cooked Ground Beef: You can boil ground beef, then freeze it - it will be easy to thaw and use for tacos or something similar! To do this, add raw ground beef to large pot. Add onion, salt & pepper. Fill pot with water until water is 1" above the top of the meat. Boil, stirring occasionally to break up chunks. Meat is finished when no longer pink. Drain off the water (which drains off the fat).

1lb. raw ground beef=12 oz. cooked ground beef=2 - 2.5

Freezing Sandwiches: You can make lunchmeat sandwiches ahead of time and freeze them. Just assemble the meat and cheese on bread and place in ziploc sandwich bags. Place all bagged sandwiches into a large ziploc freezer bag. I did this once with cheap sandwich bags and the sandwiches tasted like plastic; however, they taste fine if you use Ziploc bags. **PBJ works too, if bread is a higher quality wheat bread.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Missy's Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

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