Homemade Chicken Soup
Here’s what I do with my chicken broth… I use it to make chicken-noodle soup, vegetable soup, bean soup, chili, I use it to cook rice, and I even drink it as a healing broth. I make a lot and freeze some in ice cube trays & transfer the cubes to freezer bags so I always have my own delicious stock when needed. - Jenny Jones
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours, 10 minutes
Makes: About 5 quarts
Ingredients:
- 3 to 4 pounds chicken parts: wings, backs, necks or some of each
- 6 quarts water
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 parsnip, chopped
- 3 sprigs of fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 5 whole peppercorns
Instructions:
- Put everything into a large pot.
- Bring to a boil. Skim foam off the top.
- Reduce heat, cover & simmer for 3 hours.
- Strain using a fine sieve or cheesecloth-lined colander. Pick and reserve any meat left on the bones. Discard bones and vegetables.
- Refrigerate broth overnight. All the fat will solidify on the top for easy removal. Taste for salt.
Note: To make chicken-noodle soup, bring broth to a boil, add noodles and freshly diced carrots and cook until done. Stir in reserved chicken pieces. Garnish with parsley if desired.
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Sona
January 2, 2022 at 7:11 pm
Do you remove the skin from chicken parts when cooking?
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Jenny Can Cook
January 3, 2022 at 9:27 am
I cook the chicken with the skin and remove it after cooking. I discard the skin and bones and keep the meat. I cool the soup overnight in bowls in the refrigerator and the fat will solidify on the top so it’s easy to remove. I always avoid chicken fat and skin.
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Diane
January 30, 2023 at 11:22 am
Can I use a whole chicken when making the broth?
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Maggie
September 2, 2020 at 3:31 pm
Homemade chicken soup recipe….do you really mean 16 qts of water?
Seems like a lot of water for 3 to 4# of chicken. I’m looking forward to trying this recipe and have enjoyed many of your other recipesThank you
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Jenny Can Cook
September 2, 2020 at 3:38 pm
It’s 6 quarts.
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Barb K
April 20, 2020 at 10:20 am
Great recipes !
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Kathy Wages
August 28, 2018 at 5:40 am
I love your timers – especially the cow one.
Where do you get them ???
I mailed this yesterday – don’t know if you got it or not =
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Jenny Can Cook
August 28, 2018 at 9:21 am
Please see my FAQs.
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Dandy
May 12, 2017 at 1:33 pm
Jenny;
Do you freeze your chicken stock? I’ve found that a good way to freeze it is in ice cube trays and then take them out when frozen and put in freezer bags that way you’ve got a tablespoon or two in each cube then every time I need a cube I just take out as many as I need for my recipe. Have a good day all.Reply to this comment
Jenny
May 16, 2017 at 3:59 pm
I freeze mine the same way.
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Phillip
July 17, 2016 at 10:27 am
I’m certainly going to try both of your stocks, beef and chicken, way to much sodium in the store bought brand. anyways what I would like to know is that you said to use the same recipe for both broths, but the beef has garlic and the chicken didn’t. Did you forget to add it in the ingredient list for the chicken stock or does it not go in?
Thanks
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Jenny
July 17, 2016 at 1:44 pm
I don’t put garlic in my chicken stock because I don’t want to over-power the taste but you certainly can include it.
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Anita Jeffery
December 18, 2015 at 4:30 am
I am a fan of home made stocks.
My freezer is ‘stock’ full. I like roasting the meat and vegetables before boiling. To save energy I use my pressure cooker.I make chicken/turkey meatballs, freeze and give to my daughter, both parents work. In a dash, she just add frozen veg and noodles. My grandsons love this soup, believe it or not, over McD.
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Marilyn
February 21, 2014 at 9:09 pm
Hi Jenny , I really enjoy your recipes . They’re so down to earth and healthy. I was wondering if the noodles get to soft, while cooking them together with the carrots, since the noodles take less time to cook . When I had made soup, I had cooked the noodles separately and put them in the bowl along with the broth and vegies , but I like your idea better ( of course ). I just need your opinion since your’re the Pro .
Thank You Jenny 🙂Marilyn
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Jenny
February 22, 2014 at 12:13 pm
My noodles (both fine and wide) take 7-8 minutes to cook and that’s enough time for carrots to cook as long as you don’t cut them too big. I slice them no more than 1/4-inch thick and they turn out every time. I used to cook the noodles separately and the carrots too but they both taste so much better when cooked in the broth, especially the carrots.
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