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Basic Chicken Soup
4.1 (308 reviews)
Our easy chicken soup recipe has a short ingredient list and delivers classic chicken soup flavor and comfort in just an hour.
Total Time
Servings6
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Caloriesper servingIngredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 4 pounds), cut into pieces (including back)
- 8 cups water
- Coarse salt
- 3 medium onions, thinly sliced (4 cups)
- 2 celery stalks, sliced crosswise ¼ inch thick
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 6 medium carrots, sliced ½ inch thick
Instructions
- 1Bring chicken and water to a boil: Bring chicken, water, and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a large stockpot.
- 2Add onions, celery, and garlic and simmer: Skim foam. Add onions, celery, and garlic. Reduce heat. Simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes.
- 3Remove breast, add carrots, and cook: Remove chicken breast, and set aside. Add carrots. Simmer, partially covered, for 40 minutes.
- 4Remove rest of chicken and cut meat into pieces: Remove remaining chicken; discard back and wings. Let cool slightly. Remove meat from bones, and cut into bite-size pieces.
- 5Add chicken to soup and season with salt: Stir in desired amount of chicken; reserve the rest for another use. Skim fat. Season with salt.