Kelly's TLC Chicken Noodle Soup | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 - large whole stewing chicken, or 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts but see cooking time
• 2 - bay leaves
• - enough water to cover chicken
• 1 (32 oz.) - box chicken broth
• 5-6 cups - chicken stock, the water you cooked the chicken in
• 1/3 cup - chicken base, see note
• 1/8 tsp. - coarse ground pepper, or to taste
• 1/4 tsp. - garlic powder
• 1/8 tsp. - dried thyme, crushed with your fingers
• 1 tsp. - dried (or 1 tbl. fresh) parsley flakes
• 1 (16 oz.) - bag sweet baby carrots, sliced thickly
• 1 - large onion, chopped chunky
• 3 - large celery ribs, sliced thickly
• 1 (8 oz.) - cont. fresh sliced mushrooms
• 1 Tbl. - butter
• (6 oz.) - half of a 16 oz. bag egg noodles, wide dumpling, or homemade of course
• 2 Tbl. - cornstarch
• 2 Tbl. - cold water
• - saltines or oyster crackers, optional