Chef John's Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Servings: 8

Ingredients

	1/2 cup carrots diced carrot
	1/2 cup onions diced onion
	1 pinch salt
	1/4 teaspoon thyme fresh thyme leaves
	1 tablespoon butter
	2 tablespoons chicken melted chicken fat
	2 quarts chicken broth roasted chicken broth (see footnote for recipe link)
	1/2 cup celery diced celery
	4 ounces egg noodles uncooked wide egg noodles
	2 chicken breasts breast half bone and skin removed (blank)s cooked boneless chicken breast halves cubed
	1 pinch cayenne pepper cayenne pepper
	1 pinch black pepper salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Step 1 Melt butter in a sizable soup pot over medium heat. Stir in carrot, onion, celery, salt, and fresh thyme. Stir in chicken fat; cook and stir before onions turn soft and translucent 5 to 6 minutes.

Step 2 Stir in roasted chicken broth and bring to a boil.

Step three 3 Season to taste with salt, if necessary; stir in egg noodles and cook until tender, about five minutes.

Step 4 Stir in cooked chicken white meat and simmer until heated through, about five minutes. Season with cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper to taste.