I make many variations of this soup. The last time I made it I used spinach instead of beans. The carrots and celery are standard as I sorta feel like it’s not really chicken soup without lots of celery and carrot. I often add canned diced tomatoes as well, or a can of tomato sauce. That’s real nice actually. Since I freeze the leftovers, I sometimes leave out the tomato in the parent soup and then add a small can of tomato to one of the frozen batches.
The large pot below is after my mom,my husband and I have had a couple of bowls each. So this is a BIG recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1 whole chicken
- enough chicken or vegetable stock to just cover chicken
- 2 large onions diced
- 1 bunch of celery sliced
- 5 carrots sliced
- 4 cups green beans
- 2 tbls celery seed
- 2 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 3 cups steamed brown rice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Skin then boil chicken in stock for approximately 2 hours or until it’s falling apart a bit. Take out chicken to cool in a bowl.
While chicken is boiling chop the veggies and saute in your favorite oil/fat while covered. (Leave the beans out until the end) Add the herbs and spices to the veggies while they are cooking.
Once the chicken has cooled take the meat off the bones and cut the meat up in small shredded pieces. Mix the veggies, the broth and the chicken all together. Add the beans and bring to a boil. (I don’t like my beans cooked to death, like the carrots and the celery) Also add the steamed brown rice at this point. Once the beans are tender it’s ready.
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#1 by Tina - October 11th, 2009 at 07:30
Lookin’ good Monica Jane! I always enjoy a bowl of soup for lunch. Very healthy, very tasty looking.
#2 by Wandering Coyote - October 11th, 2009 at 11:46
Looks yummy! I have four chicken carcasses in my freezer I need to start using. I see A LOT of soup in my future!
#3 by Bob - October 11th, 2009 at 14:26
Looks great. Man, I haven’t had chicken soup in… years. How frightening. Hey, send me some of yours!
#4 by monicajane - October 11th, 2009 at 14:29
it’s a great meal in one if you put lots of veggies in it…I live on soup during the winter.
#5 by Kent - October 13th, 2009 at 20:37
Chicken Soup is one of my favorite dishes of all time. it is very tasty and the ingredients are very available. sometimes i put a dash of chili over my chicken soup because i like it spicy hot.
#6 by Greg Johnson - November 6th, 2009 at 17:16
The ideas here are great. Thanks for having them. I am going to try out one of your recipes this week (after a trip to the grocery store to get the right ingredients). Experimenting in the kitchen is a favorite hobby of mine. I love trying out new recipes and this blog has given me a lot of ideas. Where do you get the inspiration for them? Thanks again – great site!