Cafeteria Noodles! For this go-around - Easy Chicken and Noodles
In a large pot, put in 1 10.5-ounce can of Cream of (whatever) soup. Don't dilute it! For this dish, I used 1 can of Cream of Chicken and Mushroom. (Yes, this is a single can of mixed flavors. However, I have added all kinds of soup, including beef consume and added a 1/2 cup of cream in place of 1/2 cup of liquid. You can make this whatever flavor you want.)
Next add 6 cups of liquid. I typically use water with enough Better-than-Bouillon to equal 6 cups of stock. I like adding some vegetable BTB and some chicken BTB when making chicken and noodles this time. (Bouillon cubes work as does regular stock, but I will use 1/2 the number of bouillon cubes (example 3 cubes for 6 cups of water).) Mix well until the soup clumps are gone.
Add 16 ounces of egg noodles. Stir. (It does not matter if the noodles are not all covered at this point.) Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes while stirring several times. Cover the pot and turn off the heat. Let the covered pot simply rest for 10 minutes stirring once after 5 minutes or so.
When the liquid is mostly absorbed, stir in 1 stick of butter (4 ounces) until melted, and add whatever else you plan to add such as leftover rotisserie chicken or cooked broccoli, fresh herbs or fresh cracked pepper...anything.
Cover and let rest another 5 minutes. Serve. This reheats well in the microwave.
One pot. Store that pot in the fridge with leftovers. Scoop on paper plate to reheat and you still have only one pot used!
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