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Lunchbox Recipes

Here at the Lunchbox, we love soup! Full of vitamins and nutrients, a warming bowl of soup is perfect for cold days. Unfortunately for safety reasons (little ones carrying the class lunch basket with tubs of hot liquid) we cannot serve soup at school.

But if we could, our favourites to serve would be:

Chicken noodle soup (see recipe below)
Pumpkin soup
Moroccan lentil soup
Ramen with miso chicken
Minestrone

This recipe for chicken noodle soup is the perfect kid-friendly soup. It is full of flavour and nutrients, but it doesn't have ingredients that some kids don’t like. No onion, no garlic, no celery, and no green stuff!

Chicken Noodle Soup

Serves 4

4-5 chicken thighs, chopped into cubes

1 packet egg noodles (or pasta of choice)

2 tablespoons butter

2 large carrots, chopped

2 bay leaves (optional)

8 cups chicken stock

Salt and pepper, to taste

Water or more stock, as needed

Melt butter in saucepan. Add carrots. Cook for 6-8 minutes until they have softened.

Stir in bay leaves and any other herbs you may like (thyme, oregano).

Pour in stock, simmer for 10-15 minutes. Add chicken thighs and salt to taste.

Put lid on saucepan, simmer for 20 minutes.

Stir in the noodles (or pasta) and cook for 8-10 minutes.

Add some water or more stock if pan looking a little low.

Once noodles are soft, you are ready to serve. Enjoy!