Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 small chicken or 1 1/2 c. cooked chicken, cut in pieces
1 carrot
3 stalks celery
1 small onion
1 tsp. chopped garlic
1 Tbsp. parsley
1 1/2 tsp. Old Bay spices
1 tsp. salt or to taste
1 c. dry egg noodles

Preparation

Place all ingredients except egg noodles into a large pot. Cover with water.
Bring to a slow simmer, then cover.
Simmer for about 1 hour or until chicken is cooked (if you used raw chicken). Then add egg noodles and 3/4 cup water.
Cook until noodles are done.
Serve hot.
Makes 4 large bowls of soup.