Chicken Noodle Soup

I woke up this morning and I was craving something homey. This is great and I conveniently had everything I needed.

Ingredients

1 tsp butter

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped celery

2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth and one can of water

1/2 pound cooked chicken breast (boiled and shredded by hand)

1 1/2 cups ziti pasta noodles

1/2 cup sliced carrots

1 teaspoon dried parsley

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 bay leaf

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

In a large pot over medium heat, combine everything except chicken. If you want to use butter in this recipe cook onion and celery in butter until just tender, 5 minutes then pour in chicken broth and stir in everything else. If not, it tastes fine without it. Boil chicken then cool and pull apart by hand. Add to pot of goodness. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes before serving. Remove bay leaf. Serve.