Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 5 medium carrots cut into coins
  • 6 celery stalks cut into half moons
  • 2 tbsp. minced garlic
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 10 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups cooked wide egg noodles
  • 2 1/2 cups mixed shredded rotisserie chicken

Instructions
 

  • In a big soup pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, 1 tbsp. salt and 1 tsp pepper and cook, stirring, until the carrots soften slightly, about 5 minutes. Add the bay leaf and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 45 minutes to meld the flavors.
  • Stir in the noodles and chicken and simmer for 5-10 minutes longer. Season to taste with more salt and pepper and discard the bay leaf. Serve with buttered saltines.