simple chicken noodle soup...

1 whole chicken (3 to 4 pounds / 1.35 kg to 1.8 kg), giblets and liver discarded

  1 pound (450 g) carrots, sliced ​​1/2 inch (1.3 cm) thick

  1 pound (450 g) parsnips, sliced ​​1/2 inch (1.3 cm) thick

  2 medium onions, thinly sliced

  4 teaspoons (20 ml) of coarse salt

  Cooked wide noodles, to serve