Creamy Chicken and Noodle Soup from Busy People's Fast and Frugal Cook Book

Dawn Hall, author of Busy People's Fast and Frugal Cook Book stopped by and was generous enough to share a recipe with all my readers:

Dawn Hall said...
Awe! Thank you so very much for reviewing my Busy
People's Fast and Friugal Cookbook! Iam very grateful! Here is a complete meal
to see if people like my style of cooking....Enjoy and thank you again so much!

Creamy Chicken and Noodle Soup
Grandma would be so proud!

Ingredients
12 cups plus 1 cup chicken broth made from bouillon,
divided
6 stalks celery, finely chopped (to make 2 cups)
2 tablespoons
minced garlic (from a jar)
1 (12-ounce) package fettuccine
½ cup
cornstarch
1 (14.5-ounce) can sliced carrots
2 (12.5-ounce) cans chunk
chicken breast in water


Instructions for entrée:
• In a large
non-stick Dutch oven or soup pan bring to boil 12 cups of chicken broth made
from bouillon.*
• Finely chop 6 stalks of celery with the leaves to make 2
cups, add to broth.
• Add 2 tablespoon minced garlic (from a jar) to the
broth stir well.
• Add 1 (12-ounce) package fettuccine into the broth; break
the fettuccine in half before adding to broth.
• Bring soup to full boil
stirring occasionally.
• Cook at a full boil soup for 12 -14 minutes or
until fettuccine is tender.
• Dissolve ½ cup cornstarch into 1 cup chicken
broth and set aside. Pour into the soup.
• Add to soup 1 (14.5-ounce) can
sliced carrots and 2(12.5-ounce) cans chunk chicken breast in water. Breaking up
the big chunks of chicken before putting into soup.
• Stir until everything
is heated through.

Yield: 16 (1 cup) servings
Calories per serving:
153 (9% fat); Total fat: 1 g; Cholesterol: 19 mg; Carbohydrate: 22 g; Dietary
Fiber: 1 g; Protein: 12 g; Sodium: 541 mg
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch,
1 very lean meat

Helpful Hint:
• To make the broth: Add ¼ cup
chicken granules instant bouillon to 12 cups water stirring until dissolved, and
1 teaspoon chicken granules instant bouillon to the 1 cup water stirring until
dissolved.

Meal Suggestion:
30 minutes for total meal:
Homemade
Seasoned Crackers
Instructions to prepare suggested meal
Set timer for
30 minutes

30 minutes before meal
• Make the Creamy Chicken Noodle
Soup according to the directions. After you put the pasta into the boiling
broth, then make the Homemade Season Crackers.
10 minutes before meal
•
Begin making the Homemade Seasoned Crackers according to directions.(Recipe
below)
5 minutes before meal
• Place the seasoned crackers in the oven.
Bake until crispy, 3-4 minutes.
• Finish making the soup.

LIST FOR
SUGGESTED MEAL:
Supplies List for entire meal

Large non-stick Dutch
oven or soup pan
Cutting board
Oven
2 Baking sheets
Timer

Grocery List for entire meal
PRODUCE
Celery (6 stalks needed)

PACKAGED
1 (12-ounce) package fettuccine
1 (14.5-ounce) can
sliced carrots
2 (12.5-ounce) cans chunk chicken breast in water
4
fat-free flour tortillas

PANTRY
Chicken broth made from bouillon (13
cups total needed)
Minced garlic
Cornstarch
Garlic salt
Dried
parsley (5 teaspoons needed)
Paprika
Butter flavored cooking spray

*************************************
Homemade Seasoned Crackers
These were a huge hit with the children!

Ingredients
4 fat-free
flour tortillas
1 ½ teaspoon garlic salt
5 teaspoons dried parsley
1
teaspoon paprika

Instructions
• Place oven rack in middle of oven.
Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Cut 4 fat-free flour tortillas into 8 pie
shaped wedges. Arrange wedges in single layer on 2 baking sheets.
• Spray
wedges with butter flavored cooking spray on both sides of wedges.
•
Sprinkle 1 ½ teaspoons garlic salt, 5 teaspoons dried parsley and 1 teaspoon
paprika evenly over wedges.
• Place in oven and bake for
• Place the
seasoned tortillas in the oven. Bake until crispy, 3-4 minutes.

Yield:
16 (2 crackers) servings
Calories per serving: 31 (0% fat); Total fat: 0 g;
Cholesterol: 0 mg; Carbohydrate: 6 g; Dietary Fiber: 1 g; Protein: 1 g; Sodium:
168 mg
Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch