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Hearty Chicken Soup Recipe
Make this chicken soup recipe the next time you need to add a few more vegetables to your diet!
Prep Time
20
minutes
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Cook Time
1
hour
hr
30
minutes
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Total Time
1
hour
hr
50
minutes
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Ingredients
1
onion
chopped
2
cloves
garlic
minced
2
Tablespoons
oil
4
stalks celery
chopped
4
carrots
chopped
1/2
small red pepper
chopped
3/4
cup
of sweet peas
4
chicken thighs
1
L
4 cups ready to use chicken broth
1
L
4 cups water
1/2
cup
small pasta shells
salt and pepper to taste
parsley
optional
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large pot.
Add the onion and garlic and sautee on medium heat until the onion turns translucent (about 5 to 8 minutes).
Add the chopped celery and sautee for another 2 minutes.
Remove the skins from the chicken thighs.
Add the chicken, chicken broth, water, red pepper and carrots to the pot and bring to a boil.
Cover and simmer on low heat for an hour.
Add the sweet peas and pasta.
Remove the chicken thighs from the pot of water. Remove the bone and chop the chicken into small pieces. Add back into the pot.
Simmer for an additional 20 minutes until the pasta is cooked through.
Add chopped fresh parsley (optional).