Budget Friendly Chicken Noodle Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic (crushed)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 4 carrots (peeled & sliced)
• 4 celery ribs (sliced)
• 5 -6 chicken drumsticks
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 ounces spaghetti (cut in half)
• salt
• pepper
• 1 -2 chicken bouillon cube (optional)

Recipe

• 1 saute onion, garlic, carrots and celery in olive oil for about 10 minutes. add some salt and pepper.
• 2 add 6-8 cups of water (more or less depending on if you want a thick soup or not).
• 3 add drumsticks and bay leaf. bring to boil, then cook on low for 1 1/2 hours.
• 4 remove drumsticks and shred meat. place back into pot and bring to boil.
• 5 add pasta of choice - cook until done. if broth isn't strong enough for you, add bullion cubes. salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 enjoy :-).
• 7 (need to run? skip the sauteing, skip the defrosting, and just throw everything but the pasta into a slow cooker. cook on high for 3 hours. take chicken out, shred, add chicken & pasta, cook on high 15 more minutes and enjoy).