Homemade Chicken Soup » Make Healthy Meals

Great to use up leftover chicken bones if you cook whole chickens ever. I put the bones in the freezer until I need them for broth. This is one of my more or less all day recipes, since I start by making the broth.

bones from 1 previously cooked whole chicken, leftover meat still attached
cubed boneless, skinless chicken breasts - 1-2 pounds, depending on what is left on the bones
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp ground ginger
3 cloves minced garlic
2 tbs flour
2 diced tomatoes
chopped potatoes
chopped carrots
frozen peas

Boil chicken bones in large stock pan with lots of water. You can use the bones from 1 or 2 chickens. Keep at a very low boil or simmer for two or more hours.

Remove bones and meat from broth. Pull meat off bones and chop meat into bite sized pieces. Return meat to broth, disposing of bones. Add uncooked chicken breasts. Add garlic, onion, ginger and other spices you may like. Cook 20 minutes at a simmer, covered.

Add tomatoes and other vegetables. Cook for 20 more minutes. Stir in flour for some slight thickening.

One option is to add small pasta or barley into the soup. Pasta can easily be overcooked so be careful about this. Play with the spices… soup is such a personal invention and very flexible.