It's A Soup Kinda' Day

The weather girl said it was going to rain yesterday...

and guess what, it did.

And I was so prepared, nowhere to go and not too much to do...

I had a half of a rotisserie chicken in the frig, that's a score, that spells a big pot of

Chicken Noodle Soup

I usually make this in the crock pot but I got a late start,

so I made it in my big cast iron Rachel Ray Pot.

The ingredients...

plus the noodles, the best part.

I just soften the vegetables, sweet onion, celery and carrots in extra virgin olive oil...
I always use the top, leafy parts of the celery, there is a lot of flavor in those.

I season each time I add a layer.

Garlic, rosemary and thyme...

chicken stock and 2 bay leaves.
I simmered this for about 2 hours, before adding the cooked, diced, left over rotisserie chicken.

The noodles only need about 10 minutes...

and into these huge soup mugs it goes.
My mug is purple,

the hubs likes burgundy.
We love french bread with this but saltines or oyster crackers are also good.
The recipe is here, I don't add celery seeds or sage.

YuM, this is really good!!