Old Fashioned Chicken Soup Made Easy Food

GOOD OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN SOUP/STEW

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven or stock pot, add onion, celery, carrots, garlic and bay leaf. Place chicken on top, and add water. (If your pot will only hold 10 cups of water at first, the remaining water can be added later, as some of it will evaporate.) Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1-1/2 hours.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove chicken to a plate to cool. Strain the broth, and discard the vegetables.
• At this point, the broth may be cooled and frozen for later use, or you may continue on with the recipe. This is an excellent time to remove any remaining fat from the broth.
• Remove the meat from the bones, cut and set aside.
• Return the broth to a clean pot. Bring to a boil and add the potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 1/2 hour.
• Add the chicken, bouillon, frozen vegetables, and noodles. Simmer for 20 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6- to 8-quart Dutch oven combine chicken, water, onion, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 1-1/2 hours or until chicken is very tender.
• Remove chicken from broth. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones. Discard bones and skin. Cut meat into bite-size pieces; set aside. Discard bay leaf. Skim fat from broth.
• Bring broth to boiling. Stir in carrot and celery. Simmer, covered, about 5 minutes. Stir in noodles. Simmer, covered, 5 minutes more or until noodles are tender but still firm. Stir in chicken and parsley; heat through.
• Makes 8 servings (10 1/2 cups)

OLD FASHIONED CHUNKY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the carrot, celery and onion in butter until tender. Stir in the broth, chicken and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Add noodles; cook for 10 minutes or until tender. Sprinkle with parsley.

OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN SOUP (MADE EASY)

Steps:

• POUR 64 ounces Trader Joe's Organic Free-Range chicken broth into a 4-quart pot; heat to a low gentle boil.
• SNIP 1 tablespoon fresh parsley into broth.
• PULL fresh thyme leaves from stem using thumb and forefinger against the growth direction, to yield about 1 1/2 teaspoons; add to broth.
• ADD 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning to broth, along with two pinches (1/8 teaspoon) ground nutmeg, 2 pinches (1/8 teaspoon) ground savory, 1 bay leaf, and 5 whole black peppercorns (or 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper).
• CHOP 1 large onion into 1/2'' pieces and add to broth; MASH 1 large clove garlic with a garlic press; add to broth.
• MEASURE 1 1/2 cups whole baby carrots; add to broth.
• SLICE rinsed celery into 3/4'' diagonal-cut slices to make 2 cups; add to broth (if fresh mushrooms are desired they may be sliced and added to broth now).
• COVER and simmer broth, vegetables, herbs and seasonings until vegetables are tender yet firm (6 ounces egg noodles may be added now if desired).
• REMOVE skin from rotisserie chicken and meat from bones; coarsely chunk or dice chicken meat into bite-sized pieces to yield 2-3 cups; STIR in chunked chicken until heated; REMOVE bay leaf and peppercorns; SEASON to taste with kosher salt if desired.
• SERVE soup hot in bowls; SAVOR the old-fashioned goodness!

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth and chicken in heavy large pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover partially and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Using tongs, transfer chicken to large bowl. Cool chicken and broth slightly. Discard skin and bones from chicken. Cut chicken meat into bite-size pieces and reserve. Spoon fat off top of chicken broth.
• Return broth to simmer. Add onion, carrots and celery. Simmer until vegetables soften, about 8 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover chicken meat and broth separately and refrigerate. Bring broth to boil before continuing.)
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice. Add mushrooms to broth; stir in noodles, herbs, and reserved chicken. Simmer until noodles are tender, about 5 minutes. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.

OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Remove skin from chicken legs. Add to large soup pot that has a tight fitting lid. Pour cold water over and add the ground turmeric.
• Prepare soup vegetables. Chop onion, slice celery and carrots, mince garlic, shred cabbage, and dice potatoes. Add to soup pot. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken from pot and set aside to cool. Once cool, remove meat from bones. Discard bones, cut meat into bite-size pieces, and add back to soup pot.
• Stir in egg noodles or dry pasta noodle of your choice.
• Season broth with salt, pepper, dried oregano, basil, and sugar. Simmer an additional 15 minutes.
• To serve, garnish with fresh minced parsley.

GRANDMA'S HOMEMADE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Add a whole raw chicken to a large stock pot.
• Add all ingredients, cover and simmer on medium low until it boils.
• Once the soup is boiling, turn down the temperature to low and simmer for 2 hours.
• Remove the chicken to a pan. Do this carefully so the chicken doesn't fall apart. Cut the chicken meat into pieces and add back to the soup. Garnish with fresh parsley if you like.
• Serve hot. (My grandmother served it over rice, this is totally optional.)

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Separate chicken into pieces (wings, drums, etc) leaving the skin on and trim chicken pieces of excess fat. Next use a heavy knife to cut/chop the chicken along the center of the bones to expose bone marrow and release the iron-rich good stuff into the broth.
• In a large soup pot (at least 8 Qt pot), combine chicken pieces with halved onion, 2 bay leaves, 2 pierced garlic cloves and 1 tsp dried thyme. Add 5 quarts water and bring to a boil. Using a large spoon, remove and discard any foam that rises to the top. Reduce heat to a low simmer and cook partially covered for 1 1/2 hours. It should be barely bubbling. The chicken meat will be tender and broth will be infused with chicken flavor.
• Remove chicken pieces and once they are cool enough to handle, separate the meat from the bones (you'll be putting the meat back into the soup later). Discard bones. Cover meat with foil or a lid to keep it from drying out.
• Strain the broth into a large heat-proof bowl over a sieve lined with a large paper towel.
• Rinse the now empty pot, and place back over medium heat. Add 2 Tbsp olive oil and sauté 3 finely chopped celery sticks, 2 thinly sliced carrots and 1 finely diced onion. Saute over medium heat for 5 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
• Add chicken broth back to pot and salt and pepper to taste. I added at least 1 Tbsp sea salt and about 1/4 tsp pepper. Bring to a light boil and continue cooking another 15 minutes.
• Add shredded chicken and egg noodles and continue cooking until noodles are cooked through (check the cooking time on your noodles - mine took 20 min).
• Turn off heat and stir in fresh parsley and dill. Ladle into warm soup bowls.

OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN SOUP FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Put your chicken into the stock pot and cover with water.
• Add a little salt and bring to a boil. Once it comes to a good rolling boil for a few minutes, lower the heat to between LOW and MEDIUM. Put the lid on and let it cook for about 2 hours on the stove.
• Open the pot and check to see how the chicken is doing. When the meat is more tender and JUST STARTS to come off the chicken it's time for the next step.
• Using tongs or another kitchen tool (I like to use a large roast beef fork) remove the chicken from the pot and set on a cookie sheet or large plate. The only thing that should be left in the pot is the liquid.
• While the chicken cools for a couple minutes so you can work with it easier, skim off some of the fat that's accumulated on the surface of the pot. You don't have to remove it all since it does give the soup a great flavor but if there's a lot you should try to remove some. The amount of fat you have on the top depends on the chicken itself - some are fattier than others.
• Using a fork and knife, remove as much meat as possible from the chicken and drop it into the pot. Do not cut the meat into chunks - let the meat naturally come apart as it continues the cooking process.
• Make sure that you add the leg bones to the pot along with the meat. The bones are extremely important in making the soup taste perfect.
• Once all the meat is removed from the chicken you can discard the unused parts.
• Now add the vegetables, garlic and herbs to the pot.
• Add some water to the pot until the veggies, etc are covered.
• Bring to a rolling boil once more for a couple minutes.
• Lower the heat to about between LOW and MEDIUM, cover and let it cook for 2 more hours.
• Stir the soup a couple times while it cooks.
• At the end of cooking give the soup a taste and add a little more salt and pepper to taste.
• Let it cook for a couple more minutes and remove the leg bones and bay leaves.
• Once done - Enjoy!

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4 quart heavy bottomed pan, over medium heat, add a tablespoon or so of olive oil, along with a few teaspoons of butter until hot and melted. Toss the diced onions, celery and carrots (optional leeks) into the pot and stir until the veggies have softened and become translucent and just a tinge of brown, about 7-10 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and sauté for an extra minute. Pour in your spices and sea salt and stir around to "wake-up" the spices! Add in your shredded rotisserie* chicken and give it a stir as well, mixing it in with the spices and veggies. I've also used leftover roast chicken as well as used turkey. Pour in chicken stock or bone broth, go for the bone broth if you are sick and you have it on hand. Use a good quality boxed chicken stock or broth.
• Stir, cover and bring to simmer for 10-15 minutes. Just before serving bring to rapid boil and add in your noodles, I love these German "soup" noodles personally. Cook according to your noodle package directions.Taste and adjust seasonings adding salt or pepper as desired, add a teaspoon or two of parsley. Try it with a little parmesan cheese and a warm slice of bread or crackers. Garnish with a little chopped,fresh parsley.

OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large heavy pot. Cook onion and celery until translucent. Season chicken pieces liberally with salt and pepper. Place chicken skin side down in pot and brown, about 5 minutes. Add carrots and cover with water. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour. Remove chicken from soup and let cool. Remove meat from bones and shred, discard skin. Return meat to pot and stir in parsley and noodles. Cook for another 20 minutes.

GOOD OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken in stockpot and pour chicken broth and water in the pot. Turn heat on high and bring to a boil.
• Immediately lower to a simmer and add carrots, onion, celery, bay leaf, basil, parsley, tarragon, salt and pepper.
• Cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Add orzo and stir. Cook for additional 15 minutes.
• Take chicken out of pot and remove meat from bones and return meat back to the pot and stir.
• Ladle chicken soup in some bowls or crocks.
• Eat
• Enjoy