Spiced Chicken Soup

Aaron McCargo, Jr.

Recipe courtesy Aaron McCargo Jr.

Show: Big Daddy's HouseEpisode: Birthday Comfort

Rated 4 stars out of 5
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Total Time:
1 hr 20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
1 hr 0 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped (about 1 tablespoon)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 Italian red cherry peppers, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1/2 lemon, peeled
  • 8 cups low-sodium chicken stock
  • 2 split skinless chicken breasts, bone-in (about 8 ounces)
  • Smoked salt, if desired
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 Yukon gold potatoes, scrubbed well and chopped, skin-on
  • 8 ounces cooked rotini pasta
  • Lemon wedges, for serving
  • Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Directions

In a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat, add the olive oil. Next, add the carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaf and onions. Saute until the vegetable begin to wilt, about 5 minutes. Next, add the cherry peppers and lemon peel and continue to saute for another 2 minutes. Add in the chicken stock and chicken pieces and sprinkle with smoked salt, if using, and pepper. Bring the soup to a gentle simmer and cook, about 30 minutes.

Remove the chicken to a plate and wait until the pieces are cool enough to handle. Either with 2 forks or with your hands, pull the meat from the bone and shred, taking care to remove any cartilage. Once all of the meat is pulled from the bone, add the meat back to the soup and discard the bones.

In the meantime, add the potatoes to the soup, cover and continue to cook and additional 15 minutes. Taste the soup again for seasoning, adding more salt and pepper, if necessary. Add in the noodles. Serve the soup in warmed bowls. Garnish with a squeeze of lemon and some parsley

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  • on March 02, 2012

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    Made this recipe for dinner last night and it is now my new chicken soup recipe for all occasions! The lemon really adds something refreshing to it. Very easy and tasty comfort food. Even my "I don't like veggies" hubby declared it to be very good which is really saying something!

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  • on February 29, 2012

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    Wow! This is the best chicken noodle soup I have ever made! The lemon juice adds a nice touch. I will definitely make this again!

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  • on February 25, 2012

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    My all-time favorite chicken noodle soup! So easy and delicious...Big Daddy was right about the addition of lemon --- dddeeellliiissshhhhh!

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