Chicken Soup with Spaetzle

Total Time:Prep: 20 min. + cooling Cook: 2-1/2 hours + cooling

Recipe by Elaine Lange, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Taste of Home's Editorial Process

Updated on Sep. 30, 2022

Here's a new and interesting twist to traditional chicken soup. Everyone who samples it can't resist the delicious soup paired with homemade spaetzle.—Elaine Lange, Grand Rapids, Michigan

TEST KITCHEN APPROVED

Chicken Soup with Spaetzle

Add your review
Yield:10 servings (2 1/2 quarts)
Prep:20 min
Cook:2 hours 30 min
Save Saved Saving print

Ingredients

  • 1 broiler/fryer chicken (2 to 3 pounds), cut into pieces
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup sliced carrots
  • 1 cup sliced celery
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/3 cup medium pearl barley
  • 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
  • spaetzle:
    • 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/8 teaspoon salt
    • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
    • 1/4 cup water
    • 1/4 cup 2% milk
Text Ingredients
Shop Recipe

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large kettle or Dutch oven, brown chicken pieces in oil. Add the broth, bay leaves, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil; skim foam. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-60 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bones; discard bones and skin and cut chicken into bite size pieces. Cool broth and skim off fat.
  2. 2
    Return chicken to broth along with the carrots, celery, onion, garlic and barley. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 35 minutes. Add mushrooms and simmer 8-10 minutes longer. Remove bay leaves.
  3. 3
    In a small bowl, combine first three spaetzle ingredients. Stir in the egg, water and milk; blend well. Drop batter by 1/2 teaspoonfuls into simmering soup. Cook for 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 206 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 51mg cholesterol, 829mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 15g protein.
Loading Popular in the Community
Loading Reviews