Chicken Noodle Soup
The real version, with bone-in chicken simmered into the broth and egg noodles added at the end.

- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 55 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $6.16
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 lb bone-in chicken thighs
- 1 yellow onions
- 3/4 lb carrots
- 1/2 bunch celery
- 3 clove garlic
- 8 cup chicken broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 8 oz egg noodles
- 1/4 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley(optional)
Method
Put the chicken thighs, broth, bay leaves and thyme in a pot and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook 30 minutes.
Meanwhile dice the onion, carrots and celery.
Lift the chicken out. Add the vegetables and garlic to the broth and simmer 10 minutes.
Shred the chicken off the bones and return the meat to the pot.
Add the egg noodles and cook 7 minutes, until just tender.
Fish out the bay leaves, season generously with salt and pepper, and finish with parsley.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £30.42 | £7.61 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Australia | $60.31 | $15.08 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Canada | $67.98 | $17.00 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $81.54 | $20.39 | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Greece | 20,80 € | 5,20 € | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Spain | 15,99 € | 4,00 € | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Germany | 40,18 € | 10,05 € | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| United States | $24.62 | $6.16 | 7 of 9 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٢٣٩٫٠٧ ج.م.* | ٥٩٫٧٧ ج.م. | 6 of 9 ingredients |
| Mexico | $547.82* | $136.96 | 6 of 9 ingredients |
| Austria | € 11,86* | € 2,97 | 5 of 9 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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