Join KindChef Alexa to make a Chicken Noodle Corn Soup (based on this recipe from New York Times). After completing your soup, freeze and label it for donation, then drop off at one of our participating food assistance providers, with a person or family that is in your heart, or anyplace that you prefer, when convenient. Finally, report on where you shared your KindSoup and spread the word: Post a picture or two of you and your soups on social media with #DoKindWorks and tag us @DoKindWorks.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 medium yellow onions, finely chopped
- Salt and black pepper
- 24 cups good chicken stock
- 6 bay leaves or thyme sprigs (or 2 teaspoons dried thyme)-be sure to carefully remove bay leaves and thyme stems after cooking!
- 3/4 cup finely chopped parsley or dill
- 6 medium carrots, cut into ½-inch pieces
- 6 celery stalks, cut into ½-inch pieces
- 12 ounces dried noodles, such as egg noodles or short pasta. Any small pasta can work, though egg noodles are very traditional.
- 9 cups shredded, cooked chicken (from 3 rotisserie chickens, or a total of 9 thighs and/or breasts fully precooked in broth)
Soup Instructions
- Cook the pasta in a pot of boiling salted water until ‘al dente’ according to package directions, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium.
- Add the onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook until softened but not browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the chicken stock, carrots, celery, bay leaves and herb stems to the onions and bring to a boil over high. Reduce heat.
- Add the PRECOOKED and shredded chicken and simmer just until warmed, 1 to 2 minutes. Pluck out the bay leaves and herb stems, stir in the chopped parsley, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cool the soup down before packaging for the freezer.
- When you package the soup, add some of the cooked pasta to the bottom of each container before ladling the cooled chicken soup on top.
Health and Safety Information
In order to protect the the quality of our KindSoup program, we ask that volunteers conscientiously observe the following guidelines:
- Start with clean hands and wash again frequently as needed throughout the cooking process.
- Start with clean kitchen surfaces and utensils (antibacterial wipes do a great job).
- Keep longer hair tied back.
- Follow other common sense procedures, such as never returning a tasting spoon to the pot!
Thank you for maintaining a high cleanliness standard for our KindSoup donations!
How to Donate Your KindSoup
Seal containers with a tight lid and freeze. Label each container with: date prepared, your first name and last initial, “Chicken Noodle Soup” and common allergens (such as nuts, eggs, wheat, dairy, vegan or vegetarian as appropriate) – which we will discuss on the call. When convenient, drop containers of frozen soup off at one of the following participating food assistance providers, with a person or family that is in your heart, or a place that you prefer.
- Rainbow Community Development Center 12120 Tech Road, Silver Spring (this takes you to the rear parking lot and loading dock – there is usually a large RAINBOW truck parked here): Drop-off Monday-Friday 9am-2pm. NOTE: If you go during Rainbow’s food distributions on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 9am-noon, you may see a long line of cars – you can drive past the cars to drop off your KindSoup. If you go at other times and the garage or back door is not open, call or text Anna on her personal cell at 301-852-4184 (if she doesn’t answer, leave a message and she should get back within a few minutes, or try calling the Rainbow Pantry cellphone: 240-639-2293).
- So What Else 4924 Wyaconda Road, Rockville, 240-705-4345. (Look for the Dogtopia. Drive straight past Doptopia to get to our parking lot. Drive straight past Doptopia to get to our parking lot. The entrance will be on the right hand side as you pull into the parking lot. After you park, walk up to the glass door at the bottom of the black ramp, ring the doorbell, let the team know you’ve arrived to drop off KindSoups): Drop-off Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturdays 7am-12pm.
- Upcounty Consolidation Hub 12900 Middlebrook Rd., Germantown (supporting 1,000 families with food and other supports). Drop off Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Fridays 8 am-4:30 pm.
- Embry Rucker Shelter 11975 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, 703-437-1975. Leave donations on the table around the back. Drop off anytime!
Here are some options for donating outside the DC area:
- NYC Community Fridges located throughout New York City.
- Bread and Roses 58 Newbury St., Lawrence, Mass., 978-681-8768. Drop off Mondays-Thursdays, 10 am-4 pm.
- The Bristol Lodge 27 Lexington St., Waltham, Mass., 781-893-0108. Drop off Mondays-Fridays, 9am-6pm.
- Community Refrigerators located in Los Angeles
See you in the KindSoup kitchen!
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