Lunch

Mom's Chicken Soup is for Lunch.

Mom's Chicken Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Mom's Chicken Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Mom's Chicken Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Mom's Chicken Soup are:

1 tbsp canola oil
3 carrots, sliced
3 celery stalks, chopped
1/2 lb mushrooms, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 tbsp water
whole chicken, rinsed and dried
1 lb chicken hearts (optional)
2 cans condensed chicken broth
5 cups water
1/2 cup dried barley
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Here is how you make Mom's Chicken Soup:

Heat the oil in a large stockpot or dutch oven. Add carrots, celery, mushrooms, onion and 3 tbsp water. Cook until veggies are tender and golden.Place the chicken (breast side down) in the pot. Add chicken hears, broth and water. Heat on high until broth begins to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 35 minutes (or until chicken is cooked through). Remove the chicken and hearts from the pot. Set aside to cool. Skim as much fat as possible off the surface.Add the barley, salt and pepper to the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes or until the barley is tender. Meanwhile, when the chicken is cool enough to handle, carefully remove meat from the bones and chop it up. Once barley is done, add meat back to the pot and cook until heated through.Serving Size: Makes 8 servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KIMBER9904.

The nutritional information for Mom's Chicken Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 143.9

• Total Fat: 5.2 g
• Cholesterol: 81.5 mg
• Sodium: 521.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 14.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
• Protein: 11.1 g