Hearty Chicken Soup

Name: Hearty Chicken Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters barley; 5 carrots, chopped; 3 stalks celery, with leaves, minced; 2 cubes chicken bouillon; 2 onions, chopped; 1 red bell pepper, diced; 425 grams sweet corn; 907 grams whole chicken

Hearty Chicken Soup requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This main course has 350 calories, 20g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up barley, chicken bouillon, bell pepper, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Clean chicken thoroughly in fresh, cold running water and remove giblets.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Remove as much excess skin from bird as possible and discard. With the force of your hands, add pressure to the back bone of the chicken to crush the bones. If you crack the legs at the joints it will release the cartilage which will add more flavor to the soup.

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Whole Chicken

Soup

Place crushed chicken and giblets into a large stock pot.

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Whole Chicken

Stock

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Pot

Using a food processor, grate 2 carrots, 1 onion, and all of the celery.

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Carrot

Celery

Onion

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Food Processor

Add to stock pot and cover chicken with water.

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Whole Chicken

Stock

Water

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Pot

Place the remaining carrots and onions that were not grated, bouillon cubes and red bell pepper into the pot. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes and then simmer for one hour.

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Red Pepper

Bouillon Cube

Carrot

Onion

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Pot

Add barley and continue to cook for another hour.

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Barley

Remove from heat and carefully remove the chicken and giblets from the pot; placing them into a large, clean shallow bowl. Pull the meat from the chicken and dice. Return chicken meat to pot and add sweet corn. Can be served immediately or refrigerated or frozen for later use.

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Chicken Meat