Gather all your ingredients to make the cooking process smoother.
Prepare the vegetables by dicing the onion, mincing the garlic, peeling and dicing the carrots, and dicing the celery.
Sauté the onion, carrots, and celery in olive oil until softened, about 6 minutes.
Add minced garlic, dried basil, dried thyme, bay leaf, black pepper, and 1 tsp salt; cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Add chicken breasts and cover with chicken broth; bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for one hour.
Remove chicken and shred it into bite-sized pieces; adjust seasoning as needed.
Add uncooked egg noodles to the pot and boil until tender, about 7 minutes; return shredded chicken to the pot.
Serve hot, garnished with fresh parsley.