BLT's and Chicken Noodle Soup

I know it has been awhile since I blogged, but believe it or not, Marty was actually sick awhile back!  So in honor of him being ill, I made a warm, throat healthy dinner--chicken noodle soup and BLT's.  Yes, the bacon was crispy, but who turns down bacon? :)  Marty loves avocado, so the Barefoot Contessa gave me the genius idea to add some to his sandwich.

These dishes are pretty basic, so I'm not adding any recipes...just follow the pics and enjoy!

Chop up 3 carrots and 2 celery stocks into whatever bite size pieces you like, oh and some onion too.  Saute the veggies in some unsalted butter.

When the veggies have cooked for a little bit and the onions are translucent, add about 2 TBSP of flour and whisk until there aren't any flour chunks.

When the flour is whisked in, cook for a minute or so to get the flour taste out.

Next add a lot of chicken stock and a bay leaf for flavoring.  Bring to a boil and then simmer for awhile.

While the soup is cooking, place the bacon on a wire rack and set on top of a baking sheet.  Do this so the bacon grease doesn't drip into the bottom of your oven and set it on fire :)

Bake until crispy and beautiful!

While the bacon is cooking, chop up some fresh dill.

Next, dice up some chicken and add to the pot.

Then add some pasta.  You can use whatever kind you like!  I think soups are harder to eat with noodle pastas.

Then add the fresh dill and frozen peas.  I love peas.  All of the ingredients are now in the soup, so just simmer away until the chicken is good and season to taste!

For the BLT's get a pretty tomato...

...and slice.

If you want to add avocado to your BLT, de-seed and spoon out the flesh and slice.

Before you eat the soup, don't forget to remove the bay leaf!  By now, the soup should be thick and delicious!

Marty's BLT.

My BLT (minus the avocado :).  Oh and toast the bread if you like!