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Amish Chicken Noodle Soup

A hearty soup made with chicken, egg noodles, celery, carrots, apple, onions, and stock.

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Why it works: Celery and carrot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,173 recipes. Both carry myristicin, which smells spice, warm. The science ↓

Amish Chicken Noodle Soup

Timeabout 2 1/2 hours

Ingredients

Directions

Make the broth

  1. Place chicken in kettle with 2 quarts water. Cover until tender (about 2 1/2 hours).

  2. Remove chicken from kettle and strain broth.

  3. Debone chicken and return to kettle with strained broth.

Add vegetables and noodles

  1. Add chicken stock, celery, carrots, apple, onions, and pepper and cook until vegetables are tender.

  2. Add noodles and cook 8-10 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

419Calories
40 gProtein
10 gFat
44 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Celery + carrottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,173 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  2. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Chicken
Provides the meat and flavorful juices that build the body of the broth.
Egg noodles
Absorb broth and add a soft, tender bite as they cook.
Celery
Adds aromatic flavor and a crisp-tender texture to the soup.
Carrots
Add natural sweetness and color while holding their shape during simmering.
Onions
Contribute savory depth and aroma as they soften in the broth.

The step that matters

Add the noodles last and cook 8-10 minutes. Noodles keep absorbing liquid while they sit, so they become soft and bloated if left too long. Adding them near the end keeps their texture firm and the broth clear.

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, celery, carrot, onion, pepper, egg):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, celery, carrot, onion, pepper, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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