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Mary Berry Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

Mary Berry Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

Mary Berry's chicken noodle soup is a deeply restorative, golden broth with tender chicken and soft noodles — made entirely from scratch.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 5 Portions
Course: Soup
Cuisine: British
Calories: 310
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Chicken Broth:
  • 1 whole chicken about 1.5kg
  • 2 large carrots halved
  • 2 celery sticks halved
  • 1 large onion halved (skin on)
  • 1 whole garlic head halved
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 2 bay leaves 4 thyme sprigs, parsley stalks
  • 2 litres cold water
  • 2 tsp fine salt
  • Soup:
  • Strained broth approximately 1.5 litres
  • Shredded chicken from the broth
  • 200 g medium egg noodles
  • 2 carrots finely sliced
  • 2 celery sticks finely sliced
  • 1 leek finely sliced
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • Fresh flat-leaf parsley to finish
  • Salt and pepper

Method
 

  1. Place whole chicken in a large pan with all broth vegetables and aromatics. Cover with cold water. Add salt. Bring slowly to the boil, skimming foam. Reduce to a bare simmer. Cover partially. Cook 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours.
  2. Remove chicken. Strain broth through a fine sieve. Discard vegetables. Strip and shred chicken meat. Discard skin and bones.
  3. Return broth to heat. Bring to a gentle simmer. Add sliced carrots, celery, and leek. Cook 8–10 minutes until tender.
  4. Add noodles. Cook 3–4 minutes until just tender.
  5. Add shredded chicken. Warm 2 minutes. Squeeze over lemon juice. Season generously. Scatter parsley. Serve immediately.

Notes

Leave onion skin on — it colours the broth golden.
Skim foam in the first 15 minutes for a clear, clean broth.
Barely simmer — a rolling boil makes the broth cloudy.
Add fresh vegetables to the finished broth — not the broth vegetables.
Cook noodles directly in the broth — not separately.
Add lemon juice at the end — it brightens all the flavours.
Freeze broth and chicken separately from noodles.
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