This homemade chicken soup recipe is well worth making — it's good for the body and the soul. How is it that plain chicken and vegetables simmered together can taste so satisfying? You don't have to be sick to deserve to enjoy it!
Ingredients
- whole chicken: 1 piece (3 pound)
- carrots: 4 piece (halved)
- stalks celery: 4 piece (halved)
- onion: 1 piece (halved)
- water to cover:
- salt and pepper: (to taste)
- chicken bouillon granules: 1 tsp (optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Place chicken, carrots, celery, and onion in a large soup pot; add enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium heat; reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until meat falls off of the bone, about 90 minutes. Skim off foam every so often, as needed. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Remove chicken from the pot and let sit until cool enough to handle; chop meat into pieces, and discard skin and bones. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Strain out vegetables, reserving the stock; rinse the soup pot and return the stock to the pot. Chop vegetables into smaller pieces; return chopped chicken and vegetables to the pot. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Warm soup until heated through; season with salt, pepper, and chicken bouillon to taste. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Serve and enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
