Souper Simple Chicken Soup

Name: Souper Simple Chicken Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 12 cups, 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts, with bones and skin attached; 2 whole carrots, cleaned, not skinned, cut in 2-inch chunks; 1 large onion, quartered; 3 stalks celery, cleaned, leaves attached, cut in 2-inch chunks; 6 garlic cloves; 1 tablespoon black peppercorns; 12 cups water; 2 cups chopped carrots; 2 cups chopped onions; 2 cups chopped celery; 1/4 cup chopped parsley; salt and pepper; cooked noodles (optional) or cooked rice (optional)

Submitted by Steve_G

"A very easy and clean chicken soup. Generous amounts of carrots and celery give this soup a natural sweetness."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 50mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 12 cups
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

4 chicken breasts, with bones and skin attached
2 whole carrots, cleaned, not skinned, cut in 2-inch chunks
1 large onion, quartered
3 stalks celery, cleaned, leaves attached, cut in 2-inch chunks
6 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
12 cups water
2 cups chopped carrots
2 cups chopped onions
2 cups chopped celery
¹⁄₄ cup chopped parsley
salt and pepper
cooked noodles (optional) or cooked rice (optional)

directions

Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
Roast chicken breasts with large chunk-veggies in a large dutch at 400°F until done, 35-45 minutes.
Remove chicken from pan and cool.
Remove meat from breasts and reserve.
Place skin and bones back into the dutch oven.
Place pan back on stove over a medium heat, stirring occasionally until contents are well browned.
Add small amount of water to pan and bring to a boil, stir to remove all brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
Add remaining water and peppercorns, bring to a boil, reduce to simmer and cook, partially covered, for 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
Skim as required.
Add more water if level gets too low.
You can add any other herbs that you like at this time.
I like thyme and basil, but nothing is required.
Remove dutch oven from heat, skim fat off surface and strain liquid into a soup pot.
Place soup pot over medium heat and bring stock to a boil.
Add chopped veggies and parsley and lower heat to maintain a good rolling boil.
Cook for 15-20 minutes, or until veggies are tender and sweet.
Lower heat to simmer.
Adjust water to suit your own tastes add more if you want more, weaker, broth.
If desired add some frozen vegetables at this time.
A bit of corn and lima beans are good, While the veggies are boiling chop reserved chicken and prepare your noodles.
Add chicken to pot and stir.
Don't add the chicken too early or it will be shredded.
Adjust seasoning.
Place noodles or rice in bottom of a soup bowl, ladle a generous amount of soup over it.
Don't add your rice/pasta to the main soup bowl--it will quickly over cook and become mush (and ruin all your leftovers!).

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Reviews

One of the best Chicken Soup recipes that I have seen on here yet! I actually use even more carrots and celery, but that is just my preference. I would definitely recommend adding the herbs though (bay leaf, thyme, and parsley) as the help to balance the whole thing out.

vic44105
This is excellant chicken soup!! I cut the garlic to 2 cloves because I only used 2 chicken breasts, and instead of noodles or rice, I laid whole green beans (canned) in the bowl and ladaled the soup over, cutting a few calories after Christmas, kind of turned it into chicken veggie, it made a great lunch, thanks for a good one Steve!! (next time We'll try the noodles).

Derf2440
I've made this a couple times, it's a great soup base. I tweak it here and there (less water, more stock veggies), but this is definitely foolproof. After you've made this recipe once, it's easy for anyone to go back and adjust it to the way they like chicken soup.

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