The perfect soup to take the chill off a cold winter's day.

Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup

16 cups chicken broth
1 3 1/2-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces

1/2 cup chopped onion
2 carrots, peeled, thinly sliced
2 celery stalks, sliced

2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
8 ounces dried wide egg noodles
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley

Salt and pepper to taste

1. Combine chicken broth and chicken in heavy large pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover partially and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken to large bowl. Cool chicken and broth slightly. Discard skin and bones from chicken. Cut chicken meat into bite-size pieces and reserve. Spoon fat off top of chicken broth.
2. Return broth to simmer. Add onion, carrots and celery. Simmer until vegetables soften, about 8 minutes.
3. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice. Add mushrooms to broth; stir in noodles, parsley and reserved chicken. Simmer until noodles are tender, about 5 minutes. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.

Serves 12.