Almost Homemade Gluten-Free Chicken Noodle Soup
Updated Feb 15, 2021, Published Dec 20, 2016
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Is anything better on a cold day than hot and hearty gluten-free chicken noodle soup? If you’re short on time, use store-bought gluten-free chicken broth and a gluten-free rotisserie chicken. For best results, cook the noodles separately, not in the soup.
Almost Homemade Gluten-Free Chicken Broth
The complex nuances of this delicious broth deepen the flavor of Gluten-Free Chicken Noodle Soup.
Ingredients
- 3-4 pound uncooked whole chicken
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Borsari seasoned salt or gluten- free seasoned salt of choice
- 6 cups gluten-free chicken broth
- 1 medium carrot, , peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 medium celery stalk, , coarsely chopped
- ½ medium yellow onion, , coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- Line a baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
- Cut chicken in half lengthwise. Brush halves on both sides with olive oil and rub them with seasoned salt. Refrigerate 1 hour (or up to 6 hours).
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Set chicken halves in prepared pan, cut sides down. Place in preheated oven and bake 40 minutes or until juices run clear. Let cool.
- Transfer chicken to a platter. Discard skin. Remove meat from carcass and set meat aside for the soup or another use.
- Using paper towels, carefully blot up excess fat from juices remaining in the pan. Then scrape juices and browned bits from the pan and pour them into a large stockpot.
- Place chicken carcass in stockpot. Add 6 cups chicken broth, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, thyme and bay leaf.
- Cover stockpot and simmer on very low heat 20 minutes. Strain stock, removing bones, vegetables and spices.
- If not used immediately, let stock cool to room temperature and refrigerate in a sealed container up to 3 days. Freeze up to 1 month.
Nutrition
Calories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 21gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 944mgPotassium: 439mgVitamin A: 1865IUVitamin C: 20.3mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1.5mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Almost Homemade Gluten-Free Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 6 cups gluten-free chicken broth or Almost Homemade Gluten-Free Chicken Broth, (recipe above)
- 2 medium carrots, , peeled and sliced
- 2 medium celery stalks, , sliced
- ½ medium yellow onion, , coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, , more to taste
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup uncooked gluten-free tagliatelle noodles or other pasta
- 2-3 cups cubed cooked chicken
Instructions
- Place chicken broth in a large stockpot over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer.
- Add carrots, celery, onion, 1 teaspoon salt, thyme and pepper, stirring to combine. Return broth to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Bring a medium saucepan of heavily salted water to boil over high heat. Add noodles and cook according to package directions until al dente. Drain in a colander.
- When vegetables are tender, add cooked chicken and drained noodles to the stockpot, stirring to combine. Return soup to a simmer and cook until flavors meld, about 5 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper, as desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 138kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 13gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 1313mgPotassium: 407mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 3490IUVitamin C: 19.3mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1.3mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Written by Beth Hilson & originally published in Gluten Free & More. Photography by Oksana Charla.
