Soup

Melanie's Awesome Chicken Soup is for Soup.

Melanie's Awesome Chicken Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Melanie's Awesome Chicken Soup takes 120 minutes to cook.

Melanie's Awesome Chicken Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Melanie's Awesome Chicken Soup are:

1 2 Lb Whole Young Chicken
1 Bay leaf
1-2 Onions, quartered or chopped
2-4 Celery stalks, chopped
2-3 Carrots, chopped
1 Potato, chopped (optional)
2 Tomatoes, chopped (optional)
3 Cloves garlic, minced
3/4 Cup brown rice
Salt, pepper, basil and curry to taste. I use A LOT of curry 2-3 tbsps

Here is how you make Melanie's Awesome Chicken Soup:

Remove and discard giblets from chicken. Place chicken in a large pot and almost cover it with water. Add onions, celery, garlic and bay leaf and cook over medium-high heat until chicken is boiled and shreds easily, about 1 hour.Remove chicken and set aside to cool.Add other vegetables and rice. Add salt, pepper, curry and basil to taste. Continue to cook while the chicken cools.When the chicken is cooled, remove meat from carcass and shred. Mix shredded chicken into the soup mix and continue to cook until all of the vegetables and rice are tender. When all vegetables are tender and the rice is cooked, the soup is ready to serve.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TERILYN1015.

The nutritional information for Melanie's Awesome Chicken Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 213.0

• Total Fat: 11.8 g
• Cholesterol: 66.7 mg
• Sodium: 663.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 15.5 g