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Basic Homemade Chicken Soup
Recipe by:
Jill
It's just chicken and vegetables simmered together but it's so satisfying! Experiment with additions like fresh chopped herbs, lemon and rice, or shredded cabbage and cannellini beans.
Ready in 2 hours 5 minutes
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Ingredients
Serves: 10
- 1 whole chicken
- 4 carrots, halved
- 4 stalks celery, halved
- 1 large onion, halved
- water to cover
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
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Preparation method
Prep: 5 minutes | Cook: 2 hours1.
Place the chicken, carrots, celery and onion in a large soup pot; cover with cold water. Heat and simmer, uncovered, until the chicken meat falls off of the bones (skim off foam every so often).
2.
Take everything out of the pot and strain the stock. Pick the meat off of the bones and chop or shred. Chop the carrots, celery and onion. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Return the chicken, carrots, celery and onion to the pot, pouring back the stock. Reheat and and serve.
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Last updated:
27 Mar 2013
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I found I had a better soup by cooking the chicken to the broth stage first before adding the vegetable That way I was able to have the added vegies a little firmer
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30 Jul 2011
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It's pretty much like mine but I add chicken stock cubes, diced parsnip and turnip, and cooked barley like nan did
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27 Mar 2011
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Saute the vegetables in salted butter before adding the water.
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22 Jun 2010
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The best medicine for when you are feeling under the weather! Delicious and heartwarming. I used a whole chicken and had some leftover shredded chicken meat which I will use for sandwiches.
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22 Dec 2009
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I added 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon which is a tradition in my family and I also added a bay leaf and some sprigs of parsley.
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22 Dec 2009
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Pretty good soup. I used a roasted chicken carcass from our previous nights dinner as I feel it adds more flavour then the uncooked chicken. I also used tinned chicken stock in lieu of the water, along with my usual seasonings.
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18 Jul 2008
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LINDA MCLEAN
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This was the first time making Chicken Soup from scratch, and I was surprised at how simple it was. My husband wanted homemade noodles with it, and it turned out GREAT! We added the noodles to the soup, and let them boil for about 15 minuites, and served. I saved the leftovers, and they tasted even better the second time!!! I also added a bit more water while the chicken was boiling. I will definatly be making this again!
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18 Jul 2008
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CRYSTALYNN21
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Wonderful soup, I cooked the soup w/out carrots & potatoes most of the day, adding them in the last hour. For a little extra taste I added some cumin. The whole family loved it, great for a blustery and rainy day
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18 Jul 2008
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KIM SPIERS
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Your basic chicken soup recipe found in most general cook books. It is the old reliable of chicken soup recipes. I appreciated the hint to cut the carrots, celery and onions in half. I had always cut them up in small pieces, and then when I would seive the stock, it was messy to try to retrieve the cut up veggies to put them back in the soup. This is so much easier! When I seive the stock, I place a piece of kitchen roll in the seive. It makes for a nice clear stock. I also cook some noodles to add to the soup. I do not like to add the noodles directly to the pot of soup, because the noodles will absorb too much of the stock.
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18 Jul 2008
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MARY DOMAZ
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Absolutely wonderful recipe! I put two whole (scrubbed with the peel on) potatoes in the bottom of the pot with chicken. I followed the instructions and let it cook, took the chicken off the bone and returned everything to the pot after I cut up the veggies. I then added some frozen veggies and shell pasta. My son has a cold and this soup really hit the spot with him. I really recommend this soup recipe! I put half in individual containers in our freezer and my son, who wants soup every day, will be set for at least a few days!
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18 Jul 2008
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