Homemade Chicken Soup

By jkenb

Ingredients

• 1 3 pound whole chicken
• 4 carrots, halved
• 4 stalks celery, halved
• 1 large onion, halved
• water to cover
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules

Preparation

Step 1

Put the chicken, carrots, celery and onion in a large soup pot and cover with cold water. Heat and simmer, uncovered, until the chicken meat falls off the bones (skim off foam every so often).

Take everything out of the pot. Strain the broth. Pick the meat off the bones and chop te carrots, celery and onions.

Season the broth with salt, pepper and chicken bouillon to taste.