One of the best parts for me as a passionate home cook and now as a mom, is watching my kids blossom in the kitchen. Samantha turned 10 recently and I was reflecting on who I was at that age. I was making cookies, cakes from a box and I was always put in charge of mashing the potatoes and making the Russian salad dressing for my dad’s salad. But that was about it in the cooking department.
I love that I have empowered my kids to think for themselves in the kitchen and come up with ideas on what it is they want to eat…and therefore make. From simple chicken noodle soup to a stretch like Apple Fritters or Stuffed Chicken Breasts, I enjoy letting them try their ideas out as well as assisting me in whatever I am making..
Samantha took over the homemade stock making (chicken, turkey and vegetable stock) at our house when she was 9, really!
Whenever I am working with a chicken, she stalks me for our bones, skin and any other parts she can get her hands on. I will never forget the day at the age of 7 she said to me while shopping one day, “hey mom can I buy one of those chickens to make stock?” I was like “Ummm, aaah sure sweetie.”
Of ALL the things for a 7 year old to ask for at the grocery store…Mine wanted a whole chicken, lol! Samantha has even taught her cousins to make stock as well and their parents happily report back that their kids have been puffed up and excited about what they can do. (ages 8, 9 & 10). I love it!!
Today Samantha shares her Simple Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe with you, minus the meat. She wants nothing to do with meat in her soups (but YOU can add as little or as much as you enjoy, lol).
She also loves making Chocolate Candy Apple Slices and Homemade Potato Soup with lots of crumbled bacon and scallions on top!!
Kid Friendly Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 5 cups chicken stock yours or store-bought
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1 cup small noodles like ditalini, elbow macaroni, ABC's or small egg noodles
- 1 TBS minced parsley or Gourmet Garden Italian He
Instructions
- Pour chicken stock/broth in a pot,, add in your carrots and bring it to a boil (if adding in chipped celery or onions do so now as well).
- Add your noodles once the stock is boiling, cook according to package instructions or until they are the way you like them. Turn off your soup and let it sit on the stove for a bit to cool. If you are adding in shredded cooked chicken, do so now.
- Taste it and add in anything you think it needs such as a little salt or black pepper. Add in your chopped parsley and enjoy,
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BethElderton says
Very nice! Great for these chilly days.
Paula Jones says
Chicken Noodle Soup FTW!
Brenda@SugarFreeMom says
I don't think there is a child today that would turn down this soup!
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom says
Two thumbs up Samantha! Love the all natural soup…and that she helped with the post too!
Nancy Piran says
My 15 year old just did a recipe and post over the weekend! Isn't it so neat when they want to do what we do! I love those noodles in this soup by the way!
Erin Dee says
Wow. That's pretty awesome that she's so into stock! Much better than just sweets, like me. 😉 The soup looks great!
Heather Schmitt-Gonzalez says
Fun! And the absolute perfect kid-pleasing bowl of soup.
Lana @ Never Enough Thyme says
I love your chicken noodle soup, Samantha! And I totally agree that the very best chicken noodle soup (or any other kind!) is made with homemade stock. Great job!
Savory Experiments says
That is one pretty bowl of soup. Classic on a cold winter day!
Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos says
She's a chef in training – the soup looks fabulous – perfect for this chilly Philly weather!
Renee Goerger says
I love those plump Ditilini. Perfect for a chicken soup with no meat! What a wonderful looking bowl of pure comfort! Nice job, Samantha!
Renee – Kudos Kitchen
Savory Simple says
She is just adorable. I love this!
Anita says
Soups are the one thing my daughter will regularly eat, so I'm accumulating a bunch of soup recipes! I can't wait to teach her to cook alongside me as well!
Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah's Cucina Bella) says
My daughter would love this! Looks awesome.