Chicken and Vegetable Noodle Soup
Big pot, small cost, and it reheats better than it has any right to.
Serves 4 40 min 32g proteinKid-friendly
ChickenSoupBudgetFreezer friendly
Plan it this weekIngredients
- Chicken thigh fillets500 g
- Egg noodles250 g
- Carrots250 g
- Celery150 g
- Brown onion150 g
- Garlic15 g
- Frozen peas150 g
- Fresh parsley20 g
Method
- Cook the diced onion, carrot and celery in a large pot with a splash of water for 8 minutes.
- Add the garlic, the whole chicken thighs and 2 litres of water, and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Simmer for 20 minutes, then lift out the chicken, shred it with two forks, and return it to the pot.
- Add the noodles and peas and cook for a further 5 minutes until the noodles are tender.
- Season well and finish with the chopped parsley.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 250 g Rice noodles instead of Egg noodles
Rice noodles need only 3 to 4 minutes; for freezing, soak them separately and add them to each bowl so they do not go mushy.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
ColesBest choiceno items missing · $17.41 of food
$35.80
51% spare
Woolworthsno items missing · $18.09 of food · $0.68 more
$25.15
28% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi· $13.65 of food
$29.48
54% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- Egg noodles
$4.35a serve
$4.35 a serve, cheapest at Coles
About $17.41 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$31.09 across 3 shops · all 8 items priced · $8.04 more for bigger packs, 51% spare for later
ColesBest choice$17.41
no items missing
you'll pay $35.80 · 51% of it spare
Woolworths$18.09
no items missing · $0.68 more
you'll pay $25.15 · 28% of it spare
Aldi$13.65
missing 1 item
you'll pay $29.48 · 54% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$24.86
Chicken thigh fillets
$15.49/kg
need 500 gBroad Oak Farms approx. 1.14 kg$15.49closest match
Aldi$15.49/kg$15.49·Woolworths$15.50/kg$2.33·Coles$14.50/kg$17.40
Carrots
$2.09/kg
need 250 gNo Brand Carrots 1 kg$2.09
Aldi$2.09/kg$2.09·Woolworths~$2.40/kg$0.36·Coles$2.60/kg$0.44
Garlic
$29.99/kg
need 15 gNo Brand Garlic approx. 60 g$1.80
Aldi$29.99/kg$1.80·Woolworths~$31.33/kg$1.88·Coles$33.00/kg$1.98
Frozen peas
$2.49/kg
need 150 gMarket Fare Garden Peas 1 kg$2.49closest match
Aldi$2.49/kg$2.49·Woolworths$4.00/kg$2.00·Coles$2.50/kg$2.50
Fresh parsley
$2.99/ea
need 20 gContinental Parsley Bunch 1 each$2.99closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)
Aldi$2.99/ea$2.99·Woolworths$1.90/10g$1.90·Coles$2.20/10g$3.30
Buy at Coles$5.60
Egg noodles
$0.64/100g
need 250 gSan Remo Tagliatelle Egg Noodle Pasta 250 g$1.60closest matchreal special
Celery
$13.33/kg
need 150 gColes Fresh Celery Sticks Prepacked 300 g$4.00closest match
Coles$13.33/kg$4.00·Aldi$13.30/kg$3.99·Woolworths$16.33/kg$4.90
Buy at Woolworths$0.63
Brown onion
~$3.32/kg
need 150 gOnion Brown each 189.76 g$0.63
Woolworths~$3.32/kg$0.63·Aldi$3.49/kg$0.63·Coles$4.20/kg$0.84