Wait! Don’t hit the back button yet. This is definitely a “don’t knock it til’ you’ve tried it” dish. When I first heard of this I thought it was a little odd. I hadn’t ever heard of noodles with potatoes growing up in California. I mean, that just seemed like way too much starch in one dish. But they serve this all over the place here in Ohio. So now I wonder is it an Ohio thing, a Mid-West thing, or an Amish thing? Whatever it is, it is the best comfort meal around. Seriously. We’ve seen it at Amish Restaurants and Bob Evan’s.
Here is how I make it:
Homemade Noodles
(this is a half recipe from Betty Crocker…plenty to serve 4)
1 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
2 T. water
1 1/2 tsp. oil
Mix flour and salt in medium bowl. Make a well in the center of flour mixture. Add egg, water, and oil to well; mix thoroughly. If dough is too dry, add a little more water. Gather dough into a ball. Knead 5-10 min. until smooth and elastic. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand 15 minutes.
Divide dough into 2 portions. Roll out to 1/8-1/4″ thick. Cut into strips with a pizza cutter and dry on a rack (baking rack) for 30 minutes.
While noodles are drying:
Boil 2 chicken breasts in a medium pot. Shred.
Add 1 chopped carrot, 1 stalk celery, and 1/3 c. chopped onions to 1 T oil in a large heated pot. Saute until onions are clear. Add 8 cups of chicken broth, 1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning, and bring to a boil. Boil 5 minutes. Add noodles and boil another 5 minutes, or until noodles are firm but tender (they will be floating). Add shredded chicken. Remove pot from heat.
In small bowl combine 1/4 c. corn starch and 1/4 c. water. Stir into soup to thicken. You can add more 1 T at a time of both cornstarch and water if you want to thicken it more.
Serve over mashed potatoes (whatever kind you like. I make my own).
Oh, and if you want to add even more starch to an overly-starchy dish…serve with French Bread Rolls 🙂
Serves 4
Brook says
January 26, 2010 at 6:22 pmI’ve lived in Missouri for almost 10 years and grew up in Nebraska, but have never heard of this recipe. I wish that it was on our diet!
heartnsoulcooking says
January 26, 2010 at 8:27 pmWhat a GREAT!!! and DIFFERENT!!! why to eat two of my favorites. THANKS!!! for the YUMMY!!! recipe.
I have become a follower of your blog come by and visit maybe you can do the same. I have a GREAT!!! giveaway for a waffle maker.
Geri
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January 27, 2010 at 7:44 pmI have never heard of that one. Of course we just moved to the Midwest. So, not acclimated yet. Ha ha. It does look good, though. Thanks for linking your post to TMTT.
Jan says
October 3, 2010 at 3:59 pmI grew up in Ohio eating this. Homemade turkey noodle soup is GREAT over mashed potatoes…can’t wait for Thanksgiving!