Chicken Noodle Soup

Name: Chicken Noodle Soup
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 ounce medium whole-wheat egg noodles; 2 cups low-fat, low-sodium chicken broth; 1/2 small yellow onion, sliced thin; 1 small carrot, sliced thin on the diagonal; 1 celery stalk, sliced thin on the diagonal; 3/4 cup shredded skinless breast meat from a rotisserie or roast chicken; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

December 9, 2011

This takes a recipe that already has a reputation for promoting good health (think “Grandma’s penicillin” and “nature’s antibiotic”) and makes it even healthier. It will cure what ails you, but you don’t have to be sick to enjoy it.

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