Day 276: Comfort Food

Today was rather cold and windy, and as I walked home from a yoga class tonight, I was thinking of heating up a can of soup and adding some extra chicken and veggies to enhance it when I realized I could just make my own chicken noodle soup from scratch.  Perfect comfort food for a chilly winter evening!

I kept everything simple -- organic chicken stock, Barilla tri-color rotini (the only brand Mr. E will buy), carrots, fingerling potatoes, celery stalks and greens, broccoli stems and leaves, a can of diced tomatoes, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, 3 bay leaves, and a chopped-up chicken breast.  All of the veggies were organic and/or from the Farmer's Market, of course.  I think the only thing I really wanted to round out the dish was some grated parmesan cheese on the top for a bit of extra flavor.

After I finished my portion, I had enough for 3 smaller and 1 larger containers to save.  Mr. E enjoyed the larger container when he got home from playing volleyball, so the 3 smaller containers remain in the freezer for future lunch or dinner options.  Yum!