Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

olive oil
1 large or 2 small onions, small dice
3-4 carrots, large dice
2-3 celery stalks, small dice
chicken stock
Cut-up, cooked meat from one chicken (I roast a chicken and use the carcass - minus the meat - for stock)
1/2-2/3 package egg noodles
salt and pepper to taste
fresh thyme to taste


Instructions:

Heat olive oil in stockpot and saute onion, carrot and celery until softened, 10 minutes or so. Add stock, chicken, and seasonings to taste and let simmer until carrot is soft. Add noodles a few minutes before serving and simmer until soft.

Chicken Stock

Ingredients:

Chicken carcass
1 onion
1 head of garlic, sliced in half lengthwise
3 carrots
3 stalks of celery
fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary. parsley)
kosher salt
black peppercorns
water


Instructions:

Put all of the ingredients in a large pot and add enough water to cover. Bring to a near boil, reduce heat, and let cook uncovered for 3-5 hours. Strain.