Spinach Dumplings in Chicken Noodle Soup
on Jan 08, 2014, Updated Apr 07, 2020
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What is this?
With 6 boys, 2 full time working dads, and a not so smart English bulldog, who has the luxury of taking hours to prepare dinner? If a shortcut can be taken in the kitchen, trust me, I will find it and I will take it.
My mom used to make chicken soup for me when I was growing up. She would roast her chicken in the oven and then use the carcass to make her own stock. Now I say, when you have the time, absolutely. But when you don’t, why not pick up a pre roasted chicken from your local supermarket? It will save you hours. What about the stock? If you don’t have the time, take advantage of some of the high quality “boxed” or “canned” stocks on the market.
You can always add your own personal touches to the soup. I spice up my “boxed” chicken stock by adding onions, fresh carrots and celery, garlic, rosemary, thyme, basil and white wine. This transforms an ordinary stock into something very special. To even take it to another level, we also decided to take some of the Bacon Spinach Balls out of the freezer and add them to the soup as well. These proved to be a great addition. I hope that you put your own mark on this soup and call it your own.
Spinach Dumplings in Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 1 roasted Chicken, shredded
- 3 quarts chicken stock
- 1 chopped onion
- 3 carrots chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 2 cups white wine
- 2 to 3 cloves crushed garlic
- juice from half a lemon
- 3 Tbs olive oil
- dried rosemary to taste
- dried thyme to taste
- dried basil to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
- egg noodles
Instructions
- In stock pot, over medium heat, add olive oil and chopped onions. Cook until onions have softened and become translucent.
- Add carrots, celery and garlic. Cook until vegetables start to soften.
- Pour chicken stock into the stock pot and add white wine.
- Stir in rosemary, thyme, basil, salt and pepper.
- Add the juice from half a lemon.
- Add shredded chicken.
- Cover and simmer until vegetables are cooked.
- Cook egg noodles according to packaging drain and add to soup
- For the Spinach Dumplings option, find that recipe on Platter Talk.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I love chicken soup and this looks so easy!!!
What a great idea. Nothing beats chicken soup in the winter. So healing!
The past weeks have been extremely indulgent for me. Looking forward to some healthy yet yum recipes and this one looks like one. Plus, I like clear soups anyday.
Sounds like a busy household! I love warm delicious recipes like this that taste like they’ve been slaved over for hours but actually haven’t. The spinach balls are an amazing idea too!
So many great tips with this recipe! I love the bacon spinach balls. How did you come up with that? You are a soup wizard!
Ha! Thanks so much, Amanda. We loved making this recipe.
I am so loving the sound of this! Proper, hearty, warming comfort food, this!
Thanks, Elizabeth, we really enjoyed this!
Homemade soup is so delicious. With the cold weather months just around the corner….soups will be a staple in our house. This sounds delicious.
We agree, Gloria! Thanks so much for stopping by Platter Talk!
Soup for the soul! as the temperatures drop we need more soup! This sounds so comforting too
Yes! Thanks for the comments!
I love homemade chicken noodle soup and also love the fact you’ve made the dumplings with spinach. What a fun twist!!
It was fun, Annie! Thanks for the comments!
I love chicken soup and am especially curious of those spinach dumplings. That’s something i know we would love!
Mary, it was a great combo!