million dollar classic recipe

Everyone I repeat EVERYONE must know how to make this 1 recipe and really if its the only 1 you ever know your good to go. Chicken Soup my friends...I know this might be boring to you but, you know that saying your mom used to tell you "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach" well...its your way to his/her heart for sure if you don't screw it up and perhaps your mother-in-laws. So, like I said this is the million dollar recipe and easy believe it or not. Im not an exact person in the kitchen when cooking dinner the thought of measuring cups and spoons makes my eye twitch. Here it goes my version of chicken soup...my hubby approves so it must be pretty good he is a tough cookie.

Shop List...

1 whole large chicken (ask them to cut it up into pieces you don't want to do this yourself because no joke its not pleasant)

1/2 white onion

8 carrots

4 sticks of celery

3 ears of corn

1 lemon

1 handful of cilantro

2 bay leaves

2 cubes of chicken bouillon

1/2 box of mini farfalle or whatever pasta you prefer

some salt

some pepper

some all purpose seasoning

water from your faucet

Please don't feel overwhelmed its not difficult I promise and totally worth it!

Steps...

1. Grab a big pot and throw in the chicken, 1/2 onion, 2 carrot whole, 2 stick of celery whole, 1/2 a lemon, 2 bay leaves, 2 chicken bouillon, 1/2 of the cilantro, some salt, some pepper and some all purpose seasoning and fill the pot with enough water to cover the chicken...Cook for 35-40 minutes on a simmer with a lid on the pot.

2. In the downtime while this is cooking away...dice the remaining veggies (carrots & celery) and cut the corn into rounds.

3. When this has cooked for the suggest amount of time...leave the broth simmering and take out chicken and all the veggies that were bathing in there. The original veggies that were just removed can be tossed out. Remove the meat from the chicken cut it up how you like and put it back in the broth along with the veggies you diced and sliced...Squeeze some lemon juice from the other half of the lemon and the other 1/2 of the cilantro in the broth and add some more salt and pepper if you'd like...let simmer for 10 minutes. (Note after taking out the chicken from the broth you may want to add 2 or 3 cups more of water to the broth because the pasta will absorb lots of it...)

4. Ok now for the pasta! Plunge 1/2 a box into the soup cover the pot and let simmer for another 10-15 minutes stir it around every now and then.

5. Waaa-Laaa your chicken soup is ready to eat.

Eet Smakelijk! (thats Dutch for Bon Appetit, just FYI)

xoRae

a frustrated foodie