Recipe of the Week - Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:
- 1 cup carrots - chopped
- 1 cup onion - chopped
- 1 cup celery - chopped
- 3 chicken breasts - skinned
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2-3 cups water
- 1 1/2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 12 oz Grandma's Homemade Noodles (in frozen section) OR wide egg noodles
- Chopped Parsley (optional)

Directions:
1) Put all ingredients except noodles and parsley in soup kettle, and bring to a boil
2) Cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally
3) After 45 minutes remove chicken breasts, cool them, and shred meat
4) Put chicken back in and turn heat up to a boil
5) Dump in pasta, stir occasionally, and cook until pasta is done to liking
6) Garnish with parsley (optional)

*If freezing, cook noodles separately