Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

• 4.5 cups chicken broth/stock
• 1 cup chooped onion
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 1 tsp dried basil, crushed
• 1 tsp dried oregano, crushed
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1.5 cups dried medium egg noodles
• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
  • I used already cooked chicken from kroger in the deli section

Directions:

1. In a 3 quart saucepan, combine broth, onion, carrot, celery, basil, oregano, pepper, and bay leaf.
2. Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
3. Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes.
4. Stir in uncooked noodles.
5. Return to boiling reduce heat.
6. Simmer, covered, for 8 to 10 minutes or until noodles are tender but still firm and vegetables are just tender.
7. Discard bay leaf.
8. Stir in chicken; heat through.