Filipino Chicken Sopas

Ingredients (13)

• + 6 cups water, or more as needed add to pantry
• + ½ onion, chopped add to pantry
• + 1 pound bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed add to pantry
• ✓ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• + 1 teaspoon onion powder add to pantry
• + 2 carrots, diced add to pantry
• + 2 tablespoons fish sauce, or more to taste add to pantry
• + 4 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules add to pantry
• ✓ ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• + ½ (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni add to pantry
• + ½ cup evaporated milk add to pantry
• + 3 tablespoons butter add to pantry
• ✓ 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste