How to Make Chicken Soup

Chicken soup is indeed good for the soul. It's really just chicken stock with shredded meat, some vegetables, and perhaps some noodles or rice. Serves eight.

Things You'll Need

• 2 cups cooked rice (optional)
• chicken meat
• 1 tbsp. vegetable oils or butter
• 2 tbsp. finely chopped Italian parsleys (for garnish)
• 3 carrots - sliced thinly into coins
• One recipe homemade chicken stocks
• 1 cup trimmed green beans
• 2 cups cooked egg noodles (optional)
• One Recipe Homemade Chicken Stocks
• Chicken Meat

Instructions

1. Make chicken stock (See "How to Make Chicken Stock" in Related eHows.)

2. Reserve the chicken carcass and shred or chop the meat. Be careful to remove any cartilage, skin, or other "disgusting parts."

3. Skim fat from broth (or better, let chill and then remove the solid fat).

4. Saute carrots and green beans in the oil or butter over medium heat until soft.

5. Bring the stock to a simmer on the stove.

6. Add carrots, green beans, shredded chicken, and optional rice or noodles to the soup and heat through. Garnish with the parsley and serve.

Tips & Warnings

• You can add other vegetables if you want: celery, green peas, onion.

• These amounts are variable - some people like a lot of stuff in their soup, others don't. Add more or less, as you choose.

• The stock is the heart of the soup. There's not much point making it with canned broth.