HEARTY ITALIAN CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP

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A hearty chicken soup good for cold weather. This is a scratch recipe of my own creation. Can be done in a crock pot

Provided by DaHomeCooker

Categories     Chicken

Time 2h30m

Yield 16 3/4 cup serving

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 lbs chicken breasts (diced)
2 (12 ounce) cans tomatoes (diced)
1 cup celery (diced)
1 cup onion (diced)
1/2 cup corn
1/2 cup peas
1/2 cup carrot (diced)
1/2 cup green beans (diced)
1 cup potato (diced)
6 cups hot water
6 chicken bouillon cubes
1 tablespoon basil
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 (4 ounce) can tomato paste

Steps:

  • In a large stock pot on high heat, Sauté the chicken, onions, and celery in olive oil until chicken if browned and onions are translucent, (if using the crock-pot, uses a skillet for this step).
  • For Stove top: Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
  • Once the soup comes to a medium boil reduce heat to a simmer.
  • Soup should just gently bubble from here on out.
  • After 30 minute do a taste test of the broth add additional spices to your taste.
  • simmer for an additional hour then test vegetables for doneness.
  • For Crock-Pot: Transfer ingredients from skillet and add remaining ingredients.
  • Set crockpot on high for two hours then reduce to low.
  • After 2 hours do a taste test of the broth add additional spices to your taste.
  • Let simmer for an additional 4 hours.
  • (Warning if you have a high powered crock-pot and the soup begins to boil to hard reduce the setting to warm if it has one, otherwise unplug your crock-pot for awhile).

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