HOMESTYLE CHICKEN SOUP

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Yield 10 Bowls

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 Large White Onion
6 Large Carrots
10 Celery Stalks
3lbs Fresh Chicken Breast
1 Small Head of Savoy Cabbage (opt)
64oz Chicken Broth
1 Small Bay Leaf
Parika (to taste)
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Pat of butter
Small drizzle of EVOO or Vegetable Oil

Steps:

Peel and chop onion in to small pieces. Peel and chop carrots in to medium pieces. Rinse and chop celery in to small pieces. In a large pot at medium heat on the stove top put your pat of butter in the pot to melt and your EVOO drizzle as well (this allows the butter to reach higher tempatures without burning). Once heated combine carrots, onions, and celery into pot and let cook at medium. Stir often. While the veggies are cooking pull out your fresh chicken and cut the chicken breast long ways into strips so they can then be cut across for hearty chunks. Once chicken is cut up place into pot with veggies for a quick cook before adding the broth. Add paprika, the bay leaf, salt and pepper (to taste) on the chicken in the pot. Then stir into veggies. Add 64oz of broth once chicken pieces have almost completely cooked on the outside. Turn heat up to high and bring soup to a boil. While waiting for the soup to boil rinse your head of Savoy Cabbage (opt) and cut up into 1/2 dollar sized peices leaving out all stems! Set aside. Now that the pot is boiling with yummy goodness turn the heat down to between medium and low and add the cabbage. Let simmer for a minimum of 1 hour. Remember to stir ever so often. (you can simmer for as long as you want it will only let the flavors meld even better together) Once your hour is up stir the pot and remove the bay leaf from the mixture and enjoy!