HOMEMADE CHICKEN AND NOODLES CROCK POT RECIPES

Steps:

• Add broth, water, salt and remaining spices to a large pot or dutch oven then mix well.
• Place chicken breasts and butter into broth, cover, then heat over medium heat until broth starts to boil. Reduce heat to low then continue cooking, covered, for 30 minutes. Remove chicken from broth to cool.
• Once chicken is cool, cut into bite-sized pieces or shred with two forks; set aside.
• Add cream of chicken soup to broth then whisk until smooth. Bring to a boil then add egg noodles and chicken.
• There’s no need for all the noodles to be submerged as they will sink into the broth as they cook and soften. Once simmering, reduce heat to medium, cover then cook for 2-5 minutes or until the noodles are approximately halfway done (too firm to eat but can be bent in half without breaking).
• Turn off the burner, keep covered, then let the pot rest until noodles are done and sauce has thickened a bit. The amount of time needed for the noodles to finish cooking can range from 5 minutes to 20 depending on the size, thickness, quality, variety, etc. of the noodles.
• Add broth, water, salt and remaining spices to a large slow cooker then mix well.
• Place chicken breasts and butter into broth, cover, then cook on Low for 5-6 hours or High for 2-4 hours. Remove chicken from broth to cool.
• Increase crock pot temperature to High (if not already set there) and cover while chicken cools.
• Once chicken is cool, cut into bite-sized pieces or shred with two forks. Add chicken and uncooked noodles to crock pot.
• Gently stir to coat noodles. Cover then continue cooking for 20-40 minutes or until noodles are done, gently stirring once or twice to ensure the noodles cook evenly.

Steps:

• Salt & pepper chicken breasts.
• Place in the bottom of Crock Pot.
• Spoon soup over the chicken.
• Cut butter into several pats and place pieces evenly over soup.
• Whisk the bouillon with the broth.
• Pour over soup.
• Place lid on the Crock Pot and turn to low. Cook for 6 hours.
• Remove chicken and tear into pieces.
• Add back to pot.
• Now add noodles; if adding veggies add now. Cook for another 2 hours or until noodles are desired tenderness. I stir a few times during last 2 hours. (You may want to add more broth to thin out at the end of cooking, as the homemade noodles thicken the broth, which we like. )
• Sprinkle with parsley and mix in if using at the end of cooking.
• Salt & pepper, if needed, and serve. Yum!