Old Fashioned But Gluten Free Chicken Noodle Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 free-range chicken
• 6 quarts water
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 sticks celery, sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 medium onion, chopped small
• 2 tablespoons butter, pastured cow butter preferred
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 8 ounces gluten free noodles
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 place chicken and water in large stockpot. bring to a boil cooking the chicken through.
• 2 remove the chicken and reserve the broth. let the chicken cool and debone. set aside 3 cups worth for soup and use remainder for some other recipe. (i used it all once and it was just way too much).
• 3 melt the butter in the stockpot and add the veggies to soften for approx 10 minutes.
• 4 return broth to the pot (should be about 2 quarts) and the bay leaf, bring to a boil.
• 5 add 3 cups of shredded chicken and the noodles. return to boil.
• 6 simmer for approx 20 minutes. adjust salt and pepper to taste.