Hardworking Man's Wife's Soup Made Simple

• 2 quarts chicken broth (I use homemade but canned will do just fine)
• 2 carrots, sliced thin discs
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1 medium onion, sliced 1/8ths
• 1 cup cooked chicken, cut into pieces (can buy deli chicken in a 1/2 lb chunk and cube, or 6 oz.can of chicken meat)
• 8 ounces corn (frozen or canned)
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon basil, crushed
• salt and pepper
• 14 lb egg noodles (optonal) or 14 lb pasta, of choice (optonal)

1. slice up carrots and celery put into pot.
2. add in chicken broth, bring to rolling boil for 5 minute.
3. add in remaining ingredients.
4. simmer on stove while DH works hard.
5. note: if adding noodles, add in last 10 min of simmer to cook al dente).
6. *** I usually cook my pasta seperate so it does not mush in the soup for leftovers, but can be cooked in the pot with the soup.
7. *** for a quicker version and I have done this- using canned mixed vegetables instead of fresh and add to broth and chicken, simmer til warmed.
8. Serve with a crusty bread or a grilled chees sandwich and a hot toddy.
9. :-).

chicken broth, carrots, celery, onion, chicken, corn, garlic, basil, salt, egg noodles

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hardworking-mans-wifes-soup-made-simple-283620 (may not work)