Chicken Noodle Soup

This recipe brings back so many childhood memories. Those of you who ever dined at the Marriott Hot Shoppes may have tried this wonderful soup. My Mother, now deceased, had The Mariott Hot Shoppes Cookbook and cooked out of it for many years. It was published in celebration of 60 years in business. I recently purchased my own copy and was shocked when I took the time to read their recipes,I was amazed at just how simple they prepared their signature dishes.
This soup recipe is an example. I made it yesterday for my Husband's lunch and He loved it. He actually wants more today. It is by far the easiest soup recipe I have ever prepared. It is delicious and inspires the meaning of comfort food.
Recipe follows: (You probably won't even have to write it down it is that simple)

5 cups chicken broth
5 tablespoons margarine (I used unsalted butter)
1/3 cup all purpose flour
2/3 cups small nooodle rings (If you can't fined the rings substitute the smallest noodle you can find, for example the star shaped noodle)
2/3 cup cooked diced chicken

Heat 4 cups chicken broth to a boil
Melt margarine in a small sauce pan over low heat. Add flour, stirring well until blended. Do not allow to brown.
Add the four mixture to the boling broth. Cook through until thick.
Bring remaining 1 cup broth to a boil. Add the noodles and cook to just tender.
Add the UNDRAINED cooked noodles and the diced chicken to the thickened broth.
Taste to adjust seasonings.
Serve immediately.

The secret to this recipe is cooking the noodles in the chicken broth and then adding both to the soup. This is were the extra layer of flavor comes from.

Enjoy!!!