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The best homemade chicken soup you'll ever eat

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings 10
Author Michelle / Makes and Munchies

Ingredients

  • 1 Family Pack [5-6 ] Leg quarters [skin on]
  • 1 Cup Chopped or Diced Carrots
  • 1 Cup Chopped or Diced Celery
  • 4 Cups Chopped Cabbage
  • 1 Medium Chopped or Diced Yellow Onion
  • 1 Fresh Sage Leaf Optional
  • 4 Quarts Water
  • ¼ Cups Parsley Flakes
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 TBS Chicken Bouillon
  • ½ tsp Coarse Black Pepper
  • ½ Cup White Rice Optional

Instructions

  • Place chicken in a 8 quart cooking pot with med/high heat.
  • Add water
  • Add carrots, celery, Fresh Sage Leaf Optional and onion, stir.
  • Add parsley flakes, bouillon, pepper and salt
  • Add Cabbage and Mix well.
  • Cook for 30 minutes uncovered, stirring occasionally.
  • Reduce heat to medium, cover for 30 minutes.
  • Remove chicken pieces from pot. Debone and De-skin. Remove and dispose of sage leaf.
  • Put chicken pieces back in the pot, stir.
  • Add rice, stir.
  • Cover, reduce heat to simmer for 1 hour.
  • Remove from heat, let stand 5 minutes.
  • Top with pepper, Enjoy!

Notes

Do not add water to leftovers.