I always remember the times when I was young looking my mother preparing soups for supper..especially during winter….fasolada…lentil soup…..fish soup….and chicken soup.

One of the most stupid thoughts that I had seeing my mother cooking a soup is that it takes so much time. Well, that is not the case. Cooking a chicken soup is a one of the most easiest recipes you can have.

The reason why I say that is because you don’t need to have any extra skills or do two things at the same time…the only thing that takes time is cleaning the vegetables. Other than that is a recipe that it’s really straight forward and depends on you how much you want to change it.

The basic ingredients for me that you need to use are… chicken breast (obviously J ) , rice and lemon ! Other than that you can add as many vegetables as you want or have.

So lets try it !

Ingredients for Chicken Soup

• 1 small chicken
• 1 cup of rice
• 6 carrots
• 2 courgettes cut in large pieces
• 1 cup of olive oil
• 1 red onion trimmed
• couple of leaves from celery
• 1 lemon juice
• sal,t pepper

How to cook Chicken Soup

In a large pot put 2.5 litters of water, thoroughly wash the chicken and put it in the pot. Add the olive oil, onion, celery and a little salt. Cook chicken over medium heat for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. 15 minutes before the end pour into carrots whole.

Once thoroughly boil the chicken remove carefully and leave it in a platter. Remove carrots and leave it on the plate to cool. Pass the broth of chicken from fine strainer not to have pieces of chicken. Put it back in the pot and let it boil.

Remove the breast of the chicken. Cut into small pieces and pour the broth boils. Pour the chopped carrots. Taste and, if necessary, add a little salt. Add one cup of rice soup. Allow the soup to boil thoroughly until rice is melting and lightly thicken the soup.

Add the juice of a lemon, some salt if necessary and at the time of serving pepper. The soup is served warm.