Cafeteria Noodles

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Cafeteria Noodles are an old-school popular side dish made with egg noodles, cream of chicken soup, broth, and butter. They're a dialed up version of butter egg noodles and are just so good! Ready in just 20 minutes.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: butter egg noodles, easy pasta recipes, egg noodle recipes, recipes with egg noodles

Servings: servings

Ingredients

32 ounces low-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons better than bouillon chicken
12 ounces dry egg noodles
1 teaspoon pepper
1 can cream of chicken soup , undiluted (do not add water)
4 tablespoons butter

Instructions

In a large pot, combine the chicken broth and better than bouillon; bring to a boil.
Add in the noodles and pepper. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Allow the mixture to cook for 5 minutes.
Stir the cream of chicken soup into the noodles. Cover and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Stir in the butter until melted. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

Add some protein. Feel free to mix in some seasoned cooked shredded chicken or cubed pieces of cooked ham at the end of cooking time for a more hearty dish.

Add some veggies. Peas, steamed broccoli, or even mushrooms would make a good addition and lend in some nutrition.

Add more seasonings. Add in some herbs for more flavor and color or mix in a bit of crushed red pepper flakes for some heat.

Switch up the soup. Another type of cream of soup can be used, according to your taste preferences.

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