Thursday, February 9, 2017

Hearty" Homemade" Chicken Soup





The Temperature is reaching 17 degrees tonight and the wind is howling through the trees, extra blankets are on the bed.  Today is a perfect day for hot hearty chicken soup. The secret to this dish is the vegetables you use.  There are no set veggies you can use just use what you like.

I like to use spinach in my chicken soup also Rotel which is a spicy tomato blend of onions and peppers which adds a kick to this dish.  this works wonders id you have a cold.

I also like to use chicken thighs or the drumstick I put the chicken in a pot of water and soil it down and this creates a stock, I also like to use additional chicken stock. To the pot I add lots of onions, carrots and sweet baby bell peppers. Some people like to use leeks which is in the onion family but a milder version, some like to add mushrooms.

To give this soup robust flavor I like to use thyme and a bay leaf and fresh garlic.  You are really going to enjoy this chicken soup. I you have other seasonings you like to use on chicken don't hesitate to put it into the pot.

Some hard crusty bread and butter tops the whole meal off with a nice cool drink.

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