This soup my Grandmother used to make when we didn’t feel well. I have doctored it up a bit.
Ingredients
- 1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken
- 3 stalks celery with leaves, chopped
- 1 pound baby carrots
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 cubes beef bouillon, crumbled
- 1 packet chicken noodle soup mix
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 pinch dried thyme
- 1 pinch poultry seasoning
- 1 pinch dried basil
- 5 black peppercorns
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 pinch dried parsley
- 1 (8 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta
Directions
- Place chicken in a large pot and cover with water. Place celery leaves in pot and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until chicken is cooked through, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove chicken from pot and place in a bowl until cool enough to handle.
- Meanwhile, strain the cooking liquid, discard the celery tops and place the cooking liquid in a large pot. Place celery, carrots, onion, bouillon, soup mix and chicken broth in the pot and let simmer. Season with thyme, poultry seasoning, basil, peppercorns, bay leaves and parsley.
- Bone chicken and cut up meat into bite-size pieces. Return meat to pot. Cook until vegetables are tender and flavors are well blended, up to 90 minutes.
- Stir pasta into pot and cook 10 to 15 minutes more, until noodles are al dente. Serve hot.