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Easy Chicken Soup

Source of Recipe

From "The Ultimate Cook Book" by Bruce Weinstein


Recipe Introduction

"When you don't have time to make long-simmered chicken soup, try this thirty-minute version."

List of Ingredients

◦  1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
◦  2 medium shallots, thinly sliced
◦  2 medium carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
◦  1 celery rib, thinly sliced
◦  6 cups (1½ quarts) chicken broth
◦  1 Tbsp chopped parsley leaves, or 1½ tsp dried parsley
◦  2 tsp chopped dill fronds or 1 tsp dried dill
◦  1 tsp salt
◦  ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper


Recipe

Place all the ingredients in a large saucepan or soup pot.

Bring to a simmer over high heat. Cover; reduce the heat to low, and simmer very slowly until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.


Makes 6 servings