Grandma’s Old Hen Chicken Noodle Soup. Growing up on a dairy farm in Indiana, we also had several very large chicken coups. We would rotate the chickens every so often as their laying production ...

It's soup season — and Melinda's go-to, most frequently made, most-requested is this Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup. Now you can make it, too.

Then the final, but optional, step: Add 1/2 stick of butter. Instant pot method: Add the whole chicken and whole veggies and two boxes of chicken stock to the crockpot if it holds that much liquid ...

Add your noodles to the simmering broth and cook according to the package directions, usually about 8-10 minutes, or until tender. Remove the bay leaf. Taste the soup and season with salt as needed.

Add the noodles and cook until tender, about 3 to 4 minutes if using homemade noodles, about 7 to 8 if using dried noodles. Return meat to stockpot. Stir in parsley and lemon juice.

In a soup pot, combine all ingredients except noodles and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 to 1-1/4 hours, or until chicken easily falls off the bones.