Chicken and Vegetable Noodle Soup
Big pot, small cost, and it reheats better than it has any right to.
Ingredients
- Chicken thigh fillets500 g
- Egg noodles250 g
- Carrots250 g
- Celery150 g
- Brown onion150 g
- Garlic15 g
- Frozen peas150 g
- Fresh parsley20 g
Method
- Cook the diced onion, carrot and celery in a large pot with a splash of water for 8 minutes.
- Add the garlic, the whole chicken thighs and 2 litres of water, and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Simmer for 20 minutes, then lift out the chicken, shred it with two forks, and return it to the pot.
- Add the noodles and peas and cook for a further 5 minutes until the noodles are tender.
- Season well and finish with the chopped parsley.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 250 g Rice noodles instead of Egg noodles
Rice noodles need only 3 to 4 minutes; for freezing, soak them separately and add them to each bowl so they do not go mushy.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Pak'nSaveBest choiceno items missing · $15.24 of food
$54.61
72% spare
New Worldno items missing · $22.74 of food · $7.50 more
$68.20
67% spare
Woolworths NZno items missing · $43.55 of food · $28.31 more
$59.16
26% spare
$3.81a serve
$3.81 a serve, cheapest at Pak'nSave
About $15.24 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$80.61 across 3 shops · all 8 items priced · $39.49 more for bigger packs, 81% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$15.24
no items missing
you'll pay $54.61 · 72% of it spare
New World$22.74
no items missing · $7.50 more
you'll pay $68.20 · 67% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$43.55
no items missing · $28.31 more
you'll pay $59.16 · 26% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$47.14
Chicken thigh fillets
$7.82/kg
need 500 gTegel Tenderbasted Chicken Thighs 1kg 4 kg$31.29closest match
Pak'nSave$7.82/kg$31.29·New World$18.99/kg$18.99·Woolworths NZ$26.50
Egg noodles
$0.96/100g
need 250 gHigh Mark Ribbon Cut Egg Noodles 100g 280 g$2.69
Pak'nSave$0.96/100g$2.69·Woolworths NZ$3.09·New World$1.10/100g$3.09
Carrots
$1.99/kg
need 250 gCarrots 1 kg$1.99
Pak'nSave$1.99/kg$1.99·New World$2.19/kg$2.19·Woolworths NZ$3.50
Frozen peas
$3.19/kg
need 150 gPams Frozen Minted Garden Peas 1 kg$3.19closest match
Pak'nSave$3.19/kg$3.19·Woolworths NZ$2.00·New World$3.49/kg$3.49
Fresh parsley
$2.66/10g
need 20 g2 × Superb Herb Cut Italian Parsley 10g 15 g$3.99closest matchreal special
Pak'nSave$2.66/10g$3.99·New World$3.49/10g$2.79·Woolworths NZ$5.45
Buy at New World$28.48
Garlic
$26.99/kg
need 15 gLoose Garlic 1 kg$26.99
New World$26.99/kg$26.99·Woolworths NZ$2.49·Pak'nSave~$41.50/kg$2.49
Buy at Woolworths NZ$4.99
Brown onion
$4.99
need 150 gWoolworths fresh vegetable onions brown 1.5 kg
Woolworths NZ$4.99·Pak'nSave$3.49/kg$3.49·New World$3.59/kg$3.59