Nothing says love like homemade chicken noodle soup. If you've never made homemade noodles, give it a whirl. There's nothing that even compares in taste . . . and your family WILL feel the love!

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
6 eggs
3/4 cup water
2 tsp. salt
4-5 cups flour
6-8 chicken thighs (or drumsticks)
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 carrots, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp dried parsley
salt & pepper
chicken bullion
In a bowl combine eggs, water, and salt. Add in flour one cup at a time and mix with fork for first 3 cups. Mix in 4 and possibly 5th cup with hands. Knead together a few minutes until dough is cohesive, a bit sticky, but not tough or dry. Let dough rest for 5 minutes.
Roll out dough onto a pastry cloth or onto floured surface until quite thin. Sprinkle more flour over the top and rub it into the dough. Let dry for 2-4 hours. It won't be dried out completely, just enough to make it easier to cut and handle.

Once chicken is cooled, remove meat, then add to stock pot and bring back to a rolling boil.
You can cut noodles with a knife. OR, you can make your life wonderfully simple by using the tool pictured below . . . it's called an herb mincer in stores. But in my house it's called the noodle cutter. My kids love helping cut the noodles. I typically cut the dough into smaller sections before cutting into noodles so each noodle ends up being about 6-8 inches long.

Cook for approximately 20 minutes or until noodles are cooked through.

I just stumbled across this from your facebook post and am so glad I did! I love to make homemade noodles for my chicken noodle soup too but had never seen the "noodle cutter." I have a Williams Sonoma gift card that is just about to be used! Can't wait to check out the rest of your recipes!
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