Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

5 from 4 votes

This Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup is a comforting, homemade dish filled with tender chicken, flavorful broth, and perfectly cooked noodles. A rich, velvety cream sauce ties everything together for a hearty and satisfying meal. Perfect for chilly nights or cozy family dinners, this soup is sure to become a go-to favorite!

Course chicken, Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, creamy soup, soup

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 20

Total Time 1 35

Servings servings

Calories 327kcal

Author Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

Base:

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (or add left over chicken or turkey at the end)
1 tsp celery salt
1 onion chopped
2 qts water
½ tsp poultry seasoning
2 large carrots sliced
1 tsp onion salt
2 stalks celery sliced
2 tsp salt

Cream Sauce

¾ cup butter
1 cup flour
4 cups milk

Instructions

To make base:

In a stock pot, boil base ingredients for 1 hour.
When chicken is tender, remove from broth and cut into 1 inch pieces and set aside. If the liquid has reduced too much you can add some more water at this point.
Add 2 cups of uncooked noodles and continue to boil for 20 minutes. Make the cream sauce will this cooks.

To make cream sauce:

Melt butter in large sauce pan.
Whisk in flour, stirring constantly.
Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened.
Add salt and pepper.
Add cream sauce to base mixture. If the soup is too thin after adding the cream mixture, continue cooking until desired thickness.Serves 6-8

Notes

Note: Once your cream sauce has thickened, do not allow to boil as it may separate.
Also, if cream sauce has a strong white sauce flavor, add 1/2 to 1 tsp lemon juice.

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