Nothing can beat a bowl of steaming hot soup to warm the soul! This hearty chicken (or beef) vegetable soup is especially welcome and satisfying on a cold winter's day, or if you're feeling a bit under the weather. Serve with a crusty French bread or rolls and fresh butter; would also be great topped with matzo/matzoh balls, freshly chopped dill, and fresh lemon slices. From my mother, who has been making this soup since time immemorial. Enjoy!
Provided by BecR2400
Categories Vegetable
Time 2h50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- To an 8 quart stock pot, add beef bone or chicken, water, bay leaf, onion chunks, and sprigs of parsley. Bring to a boil; cover, then simmer about 1 to 1 1/2 hours until beef or chicken is almost done.
- Remove meat bone or chicken to a plate and let cool enough to handle. Strip meat from the bones into chunks (discard bones), and set aside.
- Meanwhile add sliced carrots, leek, chopped celery with leaves, chicken bouillon cubes and pepper (do not add salt). Bring to a boil; cover and simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
- Add the potatoes and the chunks of meat from the cooled soupbone or the chicken; cover and simmer about 35 minutes longer.
- Add cauliflower rosettes, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add chopped fresh parsley and remove from heat.
- Serve steaming hot with a crusty French bread or rolls and butter.
- Makes good leftovers (soup is great on day 1, but tastes even better on days 2-3), and freezes/reheats well.
- VARIATIONS: May add about 6 oz. frozen peas at same time as cauliflower (increase cooking time by about 5 minutes to compensate for the cold peas). I also sometimes add a cup or two of fresh sliced zucchini and/or green beans a few minutes after adding the cauliflower. Also good with sliced hot dogs or kielbasa sausage added during the last 5 minutes or so of cooking time (enough time to heat through).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 109.1, Fat 0.5, SaturatedFat 0.1, Cholesterol 0.1, Sodium 187.5, Carbohydrate 24, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 4.8, Protein 3.9
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