If you’re looking for an easy chicken & noodles recipe that is quick to make in the midst of a busy day, here it is.
Easy Chicken & Noodles Recipe. The only one you’ll ever need on a cold day when the work day is over and you realize it’s an activity night. Oh my word.
I have been there. Actually, that’s how I discovered this easy chicken & noodles recipe. It was completely on a whim and I want to share with you today in order to help you if you’re ever in the same boat as me.
So, keep reading for the recipe plus three easy ways to cook it according to your equipment, time and liking. Let’s begin with what you’ll need to make it.
Ingredients to Make This Easy Chicken & Noodles Recipe
– 2 Cans Chicken Breast in Water, Drained,
– 7 Cups Chicken Broth (I use Swansons)
– 4 Cups Egg Noodles
– 1 Cup Chopped Celery
– 8 ounce Can Cream of Chicken Soup (Healthy Request)
– 1 Cup Chopped Carrots
– 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
– Black Pepper to Taste (1/2 teaspoon is a start but I add more because I love black pepper).
How to Make Easy Chicken & Noodles
First of all, prepare your chicken to the liking of who’s going to be eating it. If you have little kids, you’ll want to cut or shred the chicken into small pieces. Next, drain chicken if you haven’t already.
Before I go further, I’m going to invite you to keep reading on. There are three ways you can make this easy chicken and noodles recipe and I want to do a deep dive with each one. Let’s start with using a crock pot.
Make this in a Crock Pot
So, it was a gymnastics night in our house hold and I had been working all day. I didn’t have anything prepared or even anything planned out.
And I refused to submit to fast food.
So, I looked around my pantry and found canned chicken. I realized I had celery and canned carrots and noodles! And chicken broth! Boom!
I put everything into the crock pot including the noodles and set the crock pot to the HIGH option. We would be home in two hours and we would be ready to eat.
So, two hours later, we were home again. We walked into a house smelling beautiful of chicken broth and seasonings. I took the lid off and stirred it a little. Perfect. Two hours on high was perfect for this.
This is now my go-to for when it’s super cold. While I still love the super slow soups, this fast option is the way to go when you need something quicker. Another option is to use an Instapot if you have one.
Use an Instapot or Pressure Cooker
So, I found a recipe similar to this one that uses an instapot. It’s over on Simply Happy Foodie. Everyone I talk to has an instapot and with this recipe, it cuts back an hour of time.
I wanted to include this into this recipe post because I know many of you have one and swear by it. This recipe goes deep into the settings, time and strategy of making this awesome chicken and noodles in the instapot.
And, I also wanted to include this podcast interview I did with Chef Alli – The Queen of pressure cooking. She really is. You’ll learn a lot from her and be able to go over to her web site for more great instapot recipes.
Or Make it On the Stove
My mom has always been a stove top soup cooker. If this is you, you can definitely do this, too.
You’ll need a large stock pot and just add everything in. Set the stove top temperature to high heat. Season as desired.
Be sure to stir your soup regularly to prevent sticking. When it’s boiling, add in the noodles. Cook until noodles are soft. Serve and enjoy!
Enjoy This Chicken and Noodles Recipe in Every Way
In this post, I’ve given you an easy chicken and noodles recipe plus three different ways to make it depending on what equipment you have available. So, between the instapot, stove top stock pot and crock pot, you can enjoy this yummy soup quicker and anyway you like.
If you tried this recipe and loved it, please tell me all about it below! And share it to Pinterest so others can find it.
