Hearty Chicken & Noodles

This is soooooo good. Its great on a cold winter night. Good one dish sofa food while watching television. Enjoy with whatever biscuit, cornbread or roll you prefer. Eat up!

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 12  ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
• 4  cups water
• 2  large onions, chopped
• 2  tablespoons fresh parsley, snipped
• 2  tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
• 1  teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1  bay leaf
• 1 (12 ounce) package  frozen  egg noodles
• 2  cups carrots, sliced
• 2  cups celery, sliced
•  celery leaves
• 2  cups milk
• 1  cup  frozen peas
• 2  tablespoons all-purpose flour

Directions

1. Place chicken cubes, water, onion, celery leaves, parsley, bouillon, thyme, pepper, and bay leaf in a large Dutch oven. Bring to a boil then simmer for 20 minutes
2. Add the noodles, carrots, and sliced celery. Return to boiling.
3. Simmer covered for 20-25 minutes or until noodles are almost tender.
4. Stir in 1 1/2 cups milk and peas.
5. Combine 1/2 cup milk and the flour until smooth. Stir into noodle mixture. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.