{"id":2475,"date":"2026-03-17T15:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2475"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:24:10","slug":"classic-homemade-chicken-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/classic-homemade-chicken-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Classic Homemade Chicken Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0Classic Homemade Chicken Soup<\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>3 carrots, sliced<\/li>\n<li>3 celery stalks, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 lb (450g) chicken breast or thighs<\/li>\n<li>6 cups chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried parsley<\/li>\n<li>1 bay leaf<\/li>\n<li>1 cup egg noodles (optional)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Saut\u00e9 the vegetables<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, and celery. Cook for about 5\u20136 minutes until softened.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add garlic<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add chicken &amp; broth<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace the chicken into the pot. Pour in the chicken broth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Season the soup<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, and bay leaf.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simmer<\/strong><br \/>\nBring to a boil, then reduce heat and let it simmer for 20\u201325 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shred the chicken<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove the chicken, shred it with two forks, then return it to the pot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add noodles (optional)<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd egg noodles and cook for another 8\u201310 minutes until tender.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish &amp; serve<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove bay leaf, sprinkle fresh parsley on top, and serve hot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a squeeze of lemon juice for freshness<\/li>\n<li>You can use leftover rotisserie chicken to save time<\/li>\n<li>For a richer soup, add a little butter at the end<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Classic Homemade Chicken Soup \u00a0Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 carrots, sliced&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2477,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475\/revisions\/2477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}