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The Simple Way Emeril Lagasse Elevates Chicken Noodle Soup Is A Flavor Game Changer By Maria Scinto Oct. 11, 2025 3:20 pm EST

Emeril Lagasse may have left Food Network in his rearview mirror , but he's not the kind of guy we'll easily forget. Even though he wasn't born and bred in New Orleans, he'll forever be linked to his favorite American Food city , so you almost expect every recipe he's created to be Cajun food at its finest. His simple chicken noodle soup recipe, however, doesn't contain any Cajun or Creole seasoning and only includes two-thirds of the holy trinity (it has celery and onions, but no bell peppers). Instead, another vegetable is used to give the soup its flavor: He kicks things up a notch with basic button mushrooms.

Why mushrooms?

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