Hearty Italian Chicken Vegetable Soup

Name: Hearty Italian Chicken Vegetable Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 16 3/4 cup serving
Ingredients: 2 lbs chicken breasts (diced); 2 (12 ounce) cans tomatoes (diced); 1 cup celery (diced); 1 cup onion (diced); 1/2 cup corn; 1/2 cup peas; 1/2 cup carrot (diced); 1/2 cup green beans (diced); 1 cup potato (diced); 6 cups hot water; 6 chicken bouillon cubes; 1 tablespoon basil; 1 tablespoon oregano; 1 tablespoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 (4 ounce) can tomato paste

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Recipe by DaHomeCooker

A hearty chicken soup good for cold weather. This is a scratch recipe of my own creation. Can be done in a crock pot

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READY IN: 2hrs 30mins

YIELD: 16 3/4 cup serving

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

lbs chicken breasts (diced)
2

(12 ounce) cans tomatoes (diced)
1

cup celery (diced)
1

cup onion (diced)
¹⁄₂

cup corn
¹⁄₂

cup peas
¹⁄₂

cup carrot (diced)
¹⁄₂

cup green beans (diced)
1

cup potato (diced)
6

cups hot water
6

chicken bouillon cubes
1

tablespoon basil
1

tablespoon oregano
1

tablespoon garlic powder
1

teaspoon ground black pepper
4

tablespoons olive oil
1

(4 ounce) can tomato paste

DIRECTIONS

In a large stock pot on high heat, Sauté the chicken, onions, and celery in olive oil until chicken if browned and onions are translucent, (if using the crock-pot, uses a skillet for this step).
For Stove top: Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
Once the soup comes to a medium boil reduce heat to a simmer.
Soup should just gently bubble from here on out.
After 30 minute do a taste test of the broth add additional spices to your taste.
simmer for an additional hour then test vegetables for doneness.
For Crock-Pot: Transfer ingredients from skillet and add remaining ingredients.
Set crockpot on high for two hours then reduce to low.
After 2 hours do a taste test of the broth add additional spices to your taste.
Let simmer for an additional 4 hours.
(Warning if you have a high powered crock-pot and the soup begins to boil to hard reduce the setting to warm if it has one, otherwise unplug your crock-pot for awhile).

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