Chicken Soup: Country Chicken Minestrone

posted by SandyOH 08-07-102 1:45 PM

* Exported from MasterCook *
Country Chicken Minestrone
Recipe By : Land 'O Lakes Country Collection
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 cups water
1 cup celery -- sliced
2 medium carrots -- sliced
1 medium onion -- cut in eighths
1 frying chicken (3 to 4 -lb.) -- cut up
1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 bay leaf
1 cup dry elbow macaroni -- uncooked
1 cup zucchini -- sliced
1 can red kidney beans (15.5 oz.) -- rinsed and drained
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley


Combine first 10 ingredients in Dutch oven. Cover; cook over medium heat until chicken is fork-tender (45 to 60 minutes). Remove chicken; set aside. Skim off fat; continue cooking until stock comes to a full boil (8 to 10 minutes).

Meanwhile, remove chicken from bone. Add chicken, uncooked macaroni and all other ingredients to broth. Cook over medium-high heat until macaroni is tender (8 to 10 minutes). Remove bay leaf.

Serves 6

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