Soup

Soup/Stew: Homemade Chicken Soup is for Soup.

Soup/Stew: Homemade Chicken Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Soup/Stew: Homemade Chicken Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

Soup/Stew: Homemade Chicken Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Soup/Stew: Homemade Chicken Soup are:

1 - 12 oz bag Kroger, Recipe Beginnings, Mirepoix Style Blend (Onion, Carrot, Celery)
52 ounces (3.25 lbs) Chicken Breast , no skin or bone
1tbsp Canola Oil
3 cups Swanson Natural Goodness Chicken Broth
5 cups water
salt
ground black pepper
1/2 tsp dried thyme
2 bay leaves
fresh minced parsley (optional)

Here is how you make Soup/Stew: Homemade Chicken Soup:

Pat the chicken pieces dry using paper towels and season with salt and pepper.Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in large dutch oven set over medium-high burner until just smoking. Add half the chicken, meaty-side down, brown for 6 minutes per side. Use tongs to flip and brown the second side for 6 more minutes. Remove the chicken to a clean plate, and repeat the browning process with the remaining chicken (using the same oil).After you remove the second batch of chicken, use the same oil to saute your diced onions and carrots for 6 minutes, using the moisture of the onions to deglaze the pot. (you can add a tiny bit of broth if you need to for deglazing.Add the chicken broth and water to the Dutch oven, and arrange the chicken pieces over veggies. Add 2 bay leaves and thyme. Bring the soup up to a gentle boil, then reduce burner to maintain a simmer. Simmer for 25-30 minutes until the chicken and vegetables are very tender.Use tongs to remove chicken from pot. Then use two forks to shred into bite-size pieces. Add the shredded chicken back to soup, and adjust the salt and pepper according to your taste. Stir in minced parsley, (optional) and serve.Serving Size:?1 cup

The nutritional information for Soup/Stew: Homemade Chicken Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 136.4

• Total Fat: 3.7 g
• Cholesterol: 58.5 mg
• Sodium: 209.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 2.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
• Protein: 22.2 g