Chicken Vegetable Soup

By pattynorman1947

Gay Dillashaw

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, cut up or 4 - 6 Chicken Breasts
• 4 stalks of celery
• 4 to 6 carrots, peeled and grated
• 2 large potatoes- peeled and diced
• 1 med can tomatoes (Cut up) or one can tomato juice
• 1 small can tomato paste (optional)
• 1 to 2 boexes frozen peas or baby limas
• 1 to 2 cans shoepeg corn
• 2 T sugar
• 1 T Salt to taste
• Freshly ground pepper
• 6 T butter

Preparation

Step 1

Boil chicken 45 mins to 1 hour in large pot. Remove chicken, take off skin and remove bones. Set aside. Add enough water to broth in ot to make at least 1 1/2 quarts. Bring broth to a boil and add remaining vegetables, sugar, salt, peepr and butter.

Simmer on low for one hour stirring occasionally with wooden spoon.

Add checking and stir again. Should make about 4 quarts. May add more water if too thick.