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Chicken and Leek Soup

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 to 3 pound whole chicken, cut up
  • 1 medium carrot, sliced
  • 1 medium stalk celery, sliced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 cup uncooked barley
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced leeks (with tops)

Details

Servings 7

Preparation

Step 1

Heat all ingredients except leeks to boiling in dutch oven; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.

Step 2

Add leeks. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until thickest pieces of chicken are done, about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Remove chicken from broth; cool chicken slightly. Remove chicken from bones and skin; cut chicken into 1 inch pieces.

Step 4

Skim fat from broth and remove bay leaf. Add chicken to broth and heat until hot, about 5 minutes.

Cut leeks in half down the length then slice, soak in water to get out dirt than scoop out.

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