The Best Chicken Soup Ever

Description

This soup my Grandmother used to make when we didn’t feel well. I have doctored it up a bit.

Ingredients

  • 1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken
  • 3 stalks celery with leaves, chopped
  • 1 pound baby carrots
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 cubes beef bouillon, crumbled
  • 1 packet
  • mix
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 pinch dried thyme
  • 1 pinch poultry seasoning
  • 1 pinch dried basil
  • 5 black peppercorns
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 pinch dried parsley
  • 1 (8 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta

Instructions

  1. Place chicken into a large pot; cover with water. Add celery leaves. Bring to a boil
  2. then reduce heat and simmer until chicken is cooked through
  3. 30 to 40 minutes. Remove chicken from the pot and place in a bowl until cool enough to handle.
  4. Meanwhile
  5. strain cooking liquid
  6. discard celery leaves
  7. and return cooking liquid to the pot. Place celery
  8. carrots
  9. onion
  10. chicken broth
  11. bouillon
  12. and soup mix into the pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Season with peppercorns
  13. bay leaves
  14. thyme
  15. poultry seasoning
  16. basil
  17. and parsley.
  18. Bone chicken; cut meat into bite-sized pieces. Add meat to the pot. Simmer until vegetables are tender and flavors are well blended
  19. about 90 minutes.
  20. Stir pasta into the pot; cook until noodles are al dente
  21. 10 to 15 minutes. Serve hot.

Cook Time: 2 hrs

Total Time: 2 hrs

Servings: 8

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