Lemon Chicken Soup

By Czech22

Wonderful soup--recipe from my Mom

Ingredients

• 4 lb chicken brests skinned with bone or a whole chicken
• 4 celery ribs
• 1 small onion--cut in half
• 1 T salt
• 1 1/2 C diced carrots-more if desired
• 1 1/2 C diced celery-more if desired
• 16 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced thinly
• 1 -2 lemons, sliced as thin as possible
• 1 (16 ounce) fresh spinach, shredded and stems removed
• 1/2 C raw white rice (never use minute rice)
• 1 large can chicken broth if needed
• Water

Preparation

Step 1

Place chicken pieces in LARGE stock pot; add water to more than cover. Add celery ribs, onion and salt. Bring to a boil and simmer until chicken is tender. Remove chicken from bones and cut into small pieces and strain broth. Bring to a slow boil over medium heat and add carrots, celery and mushrooms. Cut ends off lemon and slice as thin as possible; add to broth. Add the fresh spinach and simmer about 1 1/2 hours. The last 1/2 hour add the rice and return chicken to the broth also. Salt to taste. May add chicken broth if needed.