Chicken Soup With a Kick

This is an easy chicken soup recipe that I came up with from the ingredients I had on hand. You can certainly do this on the stove top but I chose to put it in a slow cooker. I added a poblano pepper and a whole serrano pepper to give it a little kick. You could also use whatever chicken you have on hand, whole chicken, chicken breasts, thighs, etc..

• Ready In: 6 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1  whole chicken
• 1  leek, cleaned and chopped
• 3  carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1  celery rib, chopped
• 3  garlic cloves
• 1  poblano pepper, chopped
• 1  serrano pepper, whole
• 1 (15 ounce)  tomatoes, petite diced
• 1  ounce  ranch dressing mix
• 7  cups water
•  bay leaf
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Chop up the vegetables and put them in the crockpot.
2. Add the tomatoes, with juice.
3. Add the ranch dressing mix.
4. Remove some of the skin of the chicken.
5. Place the chicken on top of the vegetables.
6. Add the serrano pepper whole and remove before serving.
7. Add the water to cover.
8. Cook for 6-8 hours on high.