Chicken Soup I

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken
• 1 parsnip, sliced
• 1 turnip, quartered
• 2 carrots, quartered
• 2 stalks celery, quartered
• 1 leek, quartered
• 1 onion, quartered
• 3 sprigs fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 50 mins


• place chicken, parsnip, turnip, carrots, celery, leek, onion, parsley and dill in an 8 quart stock pot; cover with water and bring to a boil. reduce heat; cover, and simmer for 2 hours.
• remove whole chicken from soup, tear meat from bone, and set meat aside. discard chicken bones, parsley and dill. remove vegetables from stock pot. using a food processor, puree vegetables and return to stock pot, along with chicken. salt and pepper to taste.