Basic Chicken Soup

Name: Basic Chicken Soup
Ingredients: One 5-to-6 pound fowl, or 7 to 8 pounds of broilers, with neck and all giblets except liver; 10 to 12 cups water, as needed; 2 medium carrots, scraped and quartered; 2 or 3 celery stalks with leaves, whole or cut in half; 1 medium yellow onion, whole or cut in half, peeled or unpeeled; 3 parsley sprigs, preferably the flat Italian type; 8 to 10 black peppercorns; 2 to 3 teaspoons coarse salt, or 1 to 2 teaspoons table salt, or to taste; Chopped fresh parsley and/or dill

"Editor's Note: This winter, warm up inside and out with a bowl of homemade Basic Chicken Soup. This easy soup recipe takes some time to prepare, but will result in a bowl of homemade soup that you'll want to slurp up when it's ready. If you want to save some time in the long run, then consider making part of this recipe in advance. Doing so will make it so much easier to get dinner on the table during a hectic week! Notes from the author regarding how to..."

INGREDIENTS

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One 5-to-6 pound fowl, or 7 to 8 pounds of broilers, with neck and all giblets except liver

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10 to 12 cups water, as needed

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2 medium carrots, scraped and quartered

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2 or 3 celery stalks with leaves, whole or cut in half

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1 medium yellow onion, whole or cut in half, peeled or unpeeled

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3 parsley sprigs, preferably the flat Italian type

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8 to 10 black peppercorns

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2 to 3 teaspoons coarse salt, or 1 to 2 teaspoons table salt, or to taste

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Chopped fresh parsley and/or dill

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