Help with Chicken Noodle Soup

[taxlady]

This is a fairly easy chicken soup that won't want any pasta, because it has dumplings. We really enjoyed this, but we liked it better without the roux. The dumplings are easy and fun and taste pretty good. We really liked the dumplings when I made them with a spreadable goat cheese that had basil and chives.

Farmer Cheese Dumplings

Chef John's American-style farmer cheese dumplings are easy to make and can be simmered in any type of liquid like gravy, soups, or stews.

www.allrecipes.com

 

[dragnlaw]

Jennifer, there are different potato varieties that will hold their shape a little longer than others. Also some that have less starch. I always think of this when making various things with potato as a ingredient. Do I know which potato is which? nope, I just think about it. Half the time I've forgotten what kind of potato I have anyhow (although I think I usually pick up Russets).

I also used to have a chart that said how much pasta to use for however many servings - of course, I can't find it now. One way of estimating servings of small pasta is to remember they almost double in size. So a half cup of medium small shells will make almost 1 cup, or maybe 3/4's of a cup. Different shapes will be different of course, and how long you cook them for. Mushier is bigger.

 

[dragnlaw]

Plus I just watched the video that goes along with taxy's link of a Chicken Soup with Dumplings. Looks very, very, very yummy!
Chef John's Farmers Cheese Dumplings

 

[msmofet]

I put potatoes in my chicken soup. Soup is served over brown rice and topped with fresh grated parmigiano reggiano & pecorino romano cheeses. So no noodles. Sometimes I added tiny mild meatballs (no Italian spices just grated cheese, egg, onion, (very small amount of garlic is optional), crumbs, salt and pepper added) to the soup.

 

[medtran49]

The thing about putting noodles or dumplings in soup is that you have to increase the liquid a bit regardless. If you are making a big pot to have leftovers, it's better to cook noodles or dumplings separately and store separately because both will continue to absorb liquid and you’ll end up with a casserole, rather than soup, as someone mentioned previously.

 

[msmofet]

The thing about putting noodles or dumplings in soup is that you have to increase the liquid a bit regardless. If you are making a big pot to have leftovers, it's better to cook noodles or dumplings separately and store separately because both will continue to absorb liquid and you’ll end up with a casserole, rather than soup, as someone mentioned previously.

Good tip Med. And rice if you like chicken and rice (or barley) soup.

 

[msmofet]

The thing about putting noodles or dumplings in soup is that you have to increase the liquid a bit regardless. If you are making a big pot to have leftovers, it's better to cook noodles or dumplings separately and store separately because both will continue to absorb liquid and you’ll end up with a casserole, rather than soup, as someone mentioned previously.

Thoughts and prayers for you and family. I hope Milton isn't to bad.