Hearty Chicken Soup

Submitted by Mike the Gastronomer

"A hearty chicken soup recipe that has been fine-tuned over many years to near perfection. It is one of the most flavorful soups due to the inclusion of dark meat, soup base, and a relatively high fat content. Let this be a warning: This recipe is not recommended for those who are on a low calorie or low fat diet. Eat in moderation."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 bunch celery
• 1 small roasting chickens or 8 chicken drumsticks
• 1 (8 ounce) bag carrots
• 1 small onion
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 10 tablespoons chicken soup base
• 1 (12 ounce) package egg noodles
• water

directions

1. Chop onion into small pieces.
2. Slice celery and peeled carrots into 1/4 inch slices.
3. Add soup base to large pot filled 3/4 of the way up with water.
4. Add chicken and onion to large pot and bring to a boil.
5. Reduce heat to medium and add remaining vegetables.
6. Add remaining spices.
7. After one hour, reduce heat to low until finished.
8. Cook egg noodles in medium pot.
9. Serve soup over egg noodles.

Reviews

[gpl4574]

From chef:1431816 i made this soup today dec, 01, 2009 and it turned out to be very good. I ran out of pepper so I substituted lemon pepper. I will make it many times this winter.