One-Hour Chicken Soup from Scratch

Name: One-Hour Chicken Soup from Scratch
Yield: makes about 6 cups; serves 4
Ingredients: 1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 3 celery ribs, chopped; 1 large carrot, chopped; 1/2 medium yellow onion, roughly chopped; 1 tablespoon House Herbs (page 233) or other dried Italian herb blend; 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 1/2 cup short pasta, such as small elbow macaroni or rotini; 2 dashes Tabasco or other hot sauce

December 22, 2011

WHILE SOME PEOPLE THINK IT’S TOO HARD or takes too much time to make homemade chicken soup, this recipe was originally created for a kids’ cooking class to illustrate how easy it is to make pure foods instead of opening up a can. You don’t need many ingredients or much time; take 20 minutes to prep and 35 minutes to simmer, and within an hour you’ve got a healthy, flavorful soup to enjoy all week.

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