Quick Tips for This Stovetop Chicken Noodle Soup
- Prepared vegetables: chop peppers, onions, celery, carrots, and other vegetables as soon as you get home from the grocery store. They will save you time during the hectic week and you’ll be more likely to use them.
- Buy rotisserie chicken. Every time I go to my neighborhood Sam’s Club, I always get a rotisserie chicken. I break it down, chop it, and freeze it in freezer plastic sealed bags if I don’t think I’ll use it in the next day or two.
- Stock up on staples. I make an effort to always have an abundance of chicken broth, celery, carrots, onions, and spices on hand so that I can prepare simple recipes with ease.
To be honest, sometimes I don’t serve it with anything extra. It contains protein, veggies and carbs. I’d say it’s a pretty complete meal. But I can also provide rolls, naan bread, or oyster crackers if we’d like something different.
I purchase naan bread very regularly, but I’m going to try making this homemade Naan bread very soon since it sounds very doable, even for those of us that have a challenge with yeast breads.
Generally, when it comes to feeding and cooking for my family, I don’t pay too much attention to sodium.
Obviously, I’m concerned about how much sodium my family and I eat.
Having said that, I concentrate on the following in order to avoid worrying about or paying attention to our sodium intake:
- Avoid eating out and ordering takeout because these foods frequently contain high amounts of sodium.
- No salt shaker: I never season our food with salt from a shaker.
- Select salt with less sodium: I buy Morton’s Lite Salt, which has less sodium than regular salt.
- Pay attention to whole foods: eating whole fruits, vegetables, etc. will naturally result in a decrease in your sodium intake.
- Minimize processed snacking: I buy snacks like chips and pretzels, but I only sometimes serve them. Instead, I occasionally substitute fresh fruit and other healthier/lower-sodium options.
Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
Nothing is more comforting than a warm bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup, and this recipe stands out from the others thanks to the ideal balance of seasonings and flavor enhancers that keep things straightforward and uncomplicated.
I’ll tell you what kinds of chicken work best in this recipe, how to prevent the noodles from soaking up all of that flavorful broth, how to store it, and more. Let’s do it!.
What’s the Difference Between Sodium and Salt?
Sodium is a mineral found in several foods. Additionally, for the proper functioning of our muscles and nerves, our bodies require a specific amount.
Because table salt is composed of sodium chloride, the terms salt and sodium are frequently used interchangeably.
While Americans generally consume far more sodium than the recommended upper limit of 2,300 mg per day—3,400 mg on average—we all need a certain amount of sodium.
Here are some examples of how a few days of a meal plan might look in terms of sodium intake, for comparison. For reference, one teaspoon equals 2,300 mg of sodium:
- 1 fast food breakfast sandwich = 1,360 mg
- Clam Chowder soup + crackers = 2248 mg
- 2 slices of deep dish supreme pizza = 1,570 mg
TOTAL: 5,178 mg
- 1/2 cup milk + 1 cup cereal = 380 mg
- 4 oz. orange juice = 0 mg
- 6 oz. yogurt = 70 mg
- 1 banana = 2 mg
- turkey sandwich with two slices of bread, tomato, lettuce, mayo, and mustard = 310 mg
- 5 oz. salmon = 90 mg
- 1 cup broccoli = 20 mg
- 1/2 cup brown rice = 5 mg
TOTAL: 877 mg
For more ways to lower your sodium intake, visit the Mayo Clinic.
