Grammy Lindas Chicken Soup Recipes

GRANDMA'S CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add egg noodles and oil, and boil for 8 minutes, or until tender. Drain, and rinse under cool running water.
• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, combine broth, salt, and poultry seasoning. Bring to a boil. Stir in celery and onion. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water together until cornstarch is completely dissolved. Gradually add to soup, stirring constantly. Stir in noodles and chicken, and heat through.

GRAMMY LINDA'S CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large, heavy stock pot. Saute chicken until it is browned on the outside and the pan picks up some of the color.
• Meanwhile, chop half the celery, one onion and slice half the carrots.
• Remove the chicken from the pot, and saute chopped vegetables and garlic cloves, until they start to soften.
• Remove them to a bowl.
• Place whole carrots, celery stalks (including leaves) and quarter the onion and toss that in along with the parsnip.
• Return chicken to stock pot and cover the chicken with water. Bring to a boil, then immediately turn down to "Simmer".
• When chicken is finished cooking (twists easily away from bone when prodded with a fork) remove it to a cutting board.
• Allow it to cool. Then chop it in small pieces.
• Meanwhile fish out the large vegetable pieces and discard. Add chicken stock paste and seasonings. Return the cut up vegetables back to the soup. When cooled, add chicken cubes. Bring to a simmer and add 1/2 bag egg noodles and simmer about 10 minutes until the noodles are cooked.

LINDA'S CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, poach chicken breast tenderloins in chicken broth.
• In a second pot, cook pasta to al dente, according to package directions.
• Shred cooked chicken with two forks, and return to broth. Add onion, carrots, celery, salt, black pepper, bay leaf, parsley and drained pasta.
• Simmer, covered, until all vegetables are tender; about 15-20 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.

GRAMMY'S CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees,.
• Coat 9x13 inches casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Blend soup, mayonaise, lemon juice, wine, curry powder and cheese in large mixing bowl.
• Cut chicken into 1inch pieces.
• Layer chicken and broccoli in baking dish. Pour blended cheese mixture over chicken.
• Bake 30-45 minutes until bubbly.

CHICKEN ZOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion, celery, and garlic in hot oil until just tender, about 5 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into the pot; add carrots, chicken, basil, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring the broth to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer mixture until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Divide zucchini 'noodles' between six soup bowls; ladle broth mixture over the 'noodles.'

GRANDMA'S CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Clean chicken and remove some, but not all, fat. Place in a 2-quart soup pot with carrots, celery, tomatoes, and onion. Tie all dill sprigs into a bunch with kitchen string; add to the pot with salt and pepper. Add water until chicken is covered by 2 inches.
• Cook over medium-low heat until chicken is just about cooked through, about 3 hours. Remove chicken to a platter and allow to cool slightly, 15 to 20 minutes. Cut meat off the bones, place meat back into the pot, and discard the bones. Cook over medium-low heat until heated through, about 30 minutes longer. Remove dill before serving.

CHICKEN CORN SOUP II

Steps:

• Place chicken, celery and onion into a large stock pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 2 hours or until chicken has fallen from the bone.
• Remove chicken from the pot and set aside to cool. Remove 2 cups of the chicken broth and set aside to cool also. When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove and discard skin and bones. Chop chicken meat and return to the stock pot.
• In a food processor, combine the flour with 1 teaspoon of salt. Put the lid onto the processor and slowly pour chicken broth through the opening in the lid while the machine is processing, until the dough forms a ball. You may not need to use all of the reserved broth. Remove dough from the food processor and set aside to rest for 20 minutes. Return any unused broth to the stock pot.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into thin strips and then cut the strips into pieces to form short thin noodles. Bring the broth back up to a boil and add noodles and the corn. Cook for another 10 minutes or until noodles are firm. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot garnished with parsley flakes.

GRAMMY'S BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broccoli, celery, carrots, water, and chicken bouillon in a large soup pot. Boil 20-30 minutes.
• While vegetables are cooking - In a saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender.
• Add cornstarch and flour to butter mixture, stirring until browned.
• Gradually add milk and cook, stirring constantly, until thick. Add shredded cheese and stir until melted.
• Add the cheese sauce to the broccoli mixture and stir until well combined. Simmer until heated through.

LINDA'S SPECIAL CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Cook chicken until done. Remove skin and bones and cut chicken into small chunks.
• In a large pot, saute onion and garlic in olive oil. Add chicken chunks, cumin, and lime juice and mix well over medium heat. Add tomatilla salsa, chicken broth, and water, and stir well. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes.
• Cut corn tortillas into strips, place on baking sheet, spray with cooking spray. Bake in 400 degree oven about 10-15 minutes or until crispy.
• To serve, place some crispy tortilla strips in a bowl, top with some shredded pepper-jack cheese, and top with hot soup.