RECIPE BELOW!! You're going to love the warm, full, cozy feeling of this from scratch soup! Ina Garten always said making your own stock was better, and now after a couple years I really do agree and know that! 🤤

💕The beauty of this soup is you could make a huge pot in the slow cooker and let it cook all day, then add some noodles at the very end! It's pretty low maintenance, unless you want to make your own noodles (which take a little more time, but man oh man -- there's NOTHING like fresh pasta! 😍).

👩🏼‍🍳You'll see in the video that you have some freedom to be creative -- I raid the fridge to throw in whatever else I can! The more veggies, more flavor!

Call me extra, but I love cutting my homemade noodles into fun shapes ⭐️ ❤️ We have a set of fruit cutters, and they work perfect for pasta! Seriously, these chewy, deliciously fresh star and heart noodles are the best!

My sister is now requesting this anytime she gets sick 😂❤️ She says it tastes just like chicken noodle, but without the chicken. WIN!! 🎉

Save leftovers in the fridge for meal prep! Freeze some for the next time you've got the sniffles. It's so versatile!

Enjoy, friends! 🥣

INGREDIENTS:
1 diced onion
3 celery stalks, diced
2-3 carrots, diced
3-4 mushrooms of choice, chopped
4 large garlic cloves, minced
1 T fresh ginger, minced or grated (sub 1 t dried if you don't have fresh)
10 c water
1-2 leaves of chard or kale, stemmed then chopped* (optional)
1-2 green onions* (optional)
1 t turmeric
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 bay leaves
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1 T soy sauce (low sodium if possible)
1 pkg of store bought noodles of choice OR make your own noodles (recipe below)

~ Homemade Noodles ~
1 c all purpose flour
1 c semolina flour
pinch of salt
1 t olive oil
~ 1 c water **Add 1/2 c, then a little at a time until the dough forms. You may not need all the water to form the dough, or you may need a splash more!

DIRECTIONS:
1. COMBINE ALL INGREDIENTS INTO A LARGE POT. Mix, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, COVER, and simmer for 1 hour or longer. You can also throw in a crockpot and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW 6-8 hours.
2. ADD NOODLES & let boil until cooked, about 8-10 min. Remove bay leaves. Taste and adjust seasoning (salt and pepper). Serve and enjoy!

MAKING YOUR OWN NOODLES
1. WHISK TOGETHER DRY INGREDIENTS.
2. ADD WET INGREDIENTS until dough forms into a smooth ball (Add water a little at a time! You may need more or less water to have the dough form together.
3. KNEAD for 1 minute, WRAP in plastic wrap, and let rest for 30 min on counter.
4. FLOUR CLEAN WORK SURFACE & ROLL OUT a small portion of the dough until incredibly thin (want to just about see through it). LIghtly flour the top. Cut out desired noodle shapes (i did stars and hearts -- you can do think slices with a knife for regular noodles).
5. PLACE NOODLES IN BOILING SOUP to cok for about 8-10 min until desired softness.
6. CONTINUE until desired amount of noodles are in the soup (we like lots of noodles! 😍)
7. TASTE, ADJUST, AND SERVE!

✅TIPS:
~ You can use a pasta roller attachment for the kitchen aid if you have one! I love using mine because it gets the dough thinner much faster, and its more even than my own rolled out noodles from time to time.
~ Throw in whatever veggies you have! Seriously, it equals more flavor and nutrition! I would make sure you finely chop to match the rest of the soups consistency.
~ I like keeping the peel of my carrots for more fiber. You can peel if you'd like, but it's not necessary. Just brush under running water well.

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