Comfort food

Nothing says comfort food like chicken noodle soup, especially on a damp, chilly day. I make a homemade chicken noodle soup in my slow cooker whenever I have a leftover rotisserie chicken and throw in any vegetables I have laying around, too. Here’s how I made my easy, healthy meal today:

• 1 leftover rotisserie chicken
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 5 cups of water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 4 celery stalks, chopped
• 2 teaspoons of crushed thyme
• 2 1/2 cups of egg noodles

I let the chicken cook with the broth, water and onions most of the day—about 6 hours. When I came home from work, I fished out the carcass and pulled the meat apart, discarding bones and any funky pieces. The good meat went back into the pot, with the rest of the ingredients for another 90 minutes or so. Served with a crusty loaf of French bread, it was the perfect Monday night meal.