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We Cook! Back-to-School Preparedness with Old-Fashioned Chicken Soup – Anthony Salemme
by Anthony Salemme, contributing chef
The chill is in the morning air and there is nothing better to comfort you than chicken soup. Kiddos have been back to school less than 2 weeks and the sneezes and mysterious fevers are comin’ round. Maybe you’re lucky and it hasn’t happened yet – but you need to be prepared! When everyone is sick around you – even YOU – you will just reach into the freezer and have the best “feel better meal” waiting for you – Old-fashioned Chicken Soup. Why not double or triple the batch (it’s going to be a long fall and winter).
Some call it penicillin for your body – we think there’s something to it!
Sharing Chef Salemme’s recipe to keep you and your family healthy – or at least on the road to recovery.
Serves 6!
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Ingredients
One 2 ½ -3 pound whole chicken or 4 breasts with bones
3 quarts water or chicken broth
1 pound carrots, peeled and sliced
2 Tablespoons butter
2 cups onion, chopped
2 cups celery chopped + 3 celery stalks
10 cloves garlic, crushed
3 Bay leaves
4 sprigs fresh thyme
1 sprig rosemary
½ pound noodles, cooked and set aside for serving
½ cup fresh parsley, chopped and reserved for serving
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Directions:
In a soup pot place the whole chicken, half the carrots, 3 celery stalks, onions, garlic, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves. Cover the chicken with water or broth and bring to a simmer for 45 minutes.
When chicken is starting to fall apart, strain the chicken over a bowl large enough to catch all the broth. Let chicken cool to the touch and remove and discard skin and bones. Shred chicken with a fork.
Meanwhile, add butter to soup pan then add remaining carrots, onions and chopped celery. Sauté for 7 minutes until soft.
Next add the reserved broth and bring to a simmer for 20 minutes. Then add the shredded chicken to the broth and simmer 20 minutes more.
Right before serving add the noodles and fresh, chopped parsley.
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Anthony loves to cook and share recipes (and he’s a fine artist, too!) You can follow him on Instagram at – @mealpvd and online at www.anthonysalemme.com