Big Island Chicken and Noodles

• From: Eat Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, about 3 - 3 1/2 pounds, cut into pieces, or any combination of chicken parts

• 8 oz Chinese rice noodles, broken into 2 to 3 inch lengths

• 4 cups chicken stock

• 1 piece ginger, about 1 inch in size

• 2 tomatoes, chopped

• 1 carrot, chopped

• 2 stalks celery, chopped

• 3 green onions, chopped

• 1 1/2 cups mushrooms, sliced

• 3 tsp soy sauce

• 1 tsp salt

• 3/4 tsp black pepper

This version of chicken noodle soup uses rice noodles, ginger, and soy sauce.

Directions

• In large bowl, place rice noodle pieces. Cover with warm water and soak for 1 hour, or until softened.
• In soup pot, place chicken stock, ginger and chicken pieces. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium low and simmer 20 minutes. Add tomatoes, carrot, celery, onions, mushrooms, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes. Drain noodles; add to chicken mixture. Cover and cook an additional 5 minutes.