Nancy's Old-fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup

Makes a BIG crock-pot full!

Ingredients:

16 cups canned chicken broth

rotisserie chicken, all skinned, boned, and cut-up, OR: 4 raw, boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1/2C chopped onion

4 or more sliced carrots

3 --4 sliced celery stalks

2 Tbsp. butter

1 C or 8 oz. sliced fresh mushrooms

1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

8 oz. dried pasta, or 1 pkg. frozen noddles

other veggies are optional

Combine broth & veggies, and chicken. In stock pot- simmer for hours. In crock pot- turn to high until raw chicken is cooked, then take it out and cut it into chunks, return it to soup.

After veggies are tender and chicken is cooked:

Melt butter in a skillet over med-high heat. Add mushrooms and saute until they are beginning to brown (about 5 minutes). Stir in lemon juice (if you don't have this, do not worry about it).

Add mushrooms to soup, stir in uncooked noodles. Cook until noodles are done. If soup gets too thick, add another can of broth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. YUM! Can keep this simmering in crock pot on warm for a long, long, time!

Enjoy anytime- but especially on a cold, cloudy day, with a good book, or good buddy!