When I was a child every time I was sick my mom would always make me chicken noodle soup. I’m sure this was the case for many of you too. For some reason it always seems to make me feel slightly better. Truthfully I think it’s just a mental thing, but whatever works right? The other night I wasn’t feeling to good so I decided it was the perfect opportunity to make homemade chicken noodle soup in the crock-pot.

Ingredients:

• 3 medium chicken breasts
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 5 cups water
• 4 cups fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup chopped white onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 3 carrots chopped
• 1 tbs chopped fresh rosemary (you can leave whole if you prefer)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 3 cups noodles (your choice)
• salt and pepper

Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet and brown on both sides. About 3 minutes per side. Add water, chicken broth, onion, celery, carrots, rosemary, lemon juice and chicken to crock-pot. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until chicken is done. Remove chicken breasts and shred then adding back to crock-pot. Cook noodles and add to crock-pot. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese for extra goodness!