Basic Chicken Soup

Chef's notes

Although this simple recipe has chicken, carrots, celery, and "soup" pasta, there are many add-ins and substitute ingredient options. Growing up, loaded soups deservedly earned their spot in Lucia's meal rotation.

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Ingredients

Basic Stock

2 chicken breasts with skin, breast meat and bones (legs can be used although I prefer white meat). You can also add any saved wings, neck or back bones)
3 unpeeled but washed medium carrots each broken into 3 or 4 pieces
3 large outer celery stalks with leaves also broken into pieces
1 Spanish onion halved
1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon Tuscany seasoning Several parsley

stocks

1 bay leaf
4 to quarts of water Soup About
5 peeled medium carrots
About 4 outer celery stalks
2 32 oz. boxes (or more) store bought quality low salt chicken broth
1/2 cup coarsely chopped flat leafed parsley "Better Than Bouillon, Roasted Chicken Base" as desired

Otional, 1/2 pound of your favorite pasta (Datalini, elbow, Farveli, Cavatelli, small shells, pastina; fine, hardy, or extrawide egg noodles, Acini Di Pepi, cheese tortellini, etc.)

Instructions

Simplest technique*, place all stock ingredients in large pot. Boil until the chicken is cooked through, about an hour and fifteen minutes removing all surface foam. Liquid will reduce to about half its original volume.
Drain through a strainer reserving all stock. Place cooked chicken on a plate and discard all other solids. When cool enough to touch, salvage all of the cooked chicken meat and cube.
Cut celery and carrots into bite size pieces and place them into the pot with the chicken and cooked stock.
Add the two boxes of store bought stock.
Optional, add about 1/2 pound of your favorite noodles (usually 1/2 box) Simmer until pasta is cooked and vegetables softened.
Adjust seasoning by adding "Better Than Bouillon, Roasted Chicken Base" stirring in a little at a time until desired saltiness is achieved.
* For a hardier broth, you can sauté the chicken and vegetables in the pot with olive oil prior to adding remaining stock ingredients.

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Basic Chicken Soup

Basic Chicken Soup

Ingredients

Instructions

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