Chicken Soup - Best Ever

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 whole chicken, cut up
• 2 stalks celery, cut into 4 pieces each
• 1 large onion, with skin cut in half
• 2 large carrots, cut in half
• 5 cloves garlic
• salt
• black pepper
• cooked noodles or rice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in large stock pot, heat 12 cups of water to boil.
• 2 add celery and all of chicken, including feet and any organs to water.
• 3 reduce heat to medium low and simmer uncovered until breasts and thighs are cooked, about 45 min.
• 4 remove breasts and thighs and set aside to cool.
• 5 add onion, carrots and garlic to water.
• 6 cook uncovered for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• 7 strain broth into bowl and skim off fat.
• 8 discard all solids except for carrots.
• 9 cut breasts and thigh meat into bite size pieces, discarding all skin, fat and bones.
• 10 cut carrots into small cubes.
• 11 add meat and carrots to broth.
• 12 add noodles or rice to individual bowls, and add soup.
• 13 add salt and pepper to taste.