Easy Chicken Soup w/ dumplings i just made

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2-3 quarts of chicken broth
1 cup chopped carrots
2 diced shallots
2 bullion cubes
bay leaf
2 cloves garloc
handful chopped fresh parsley
1 cup flour


boil 2 bonless chicken breasts until they ae not pink. (save the water that you boiled the chicken in)

shred chicken breast (using 2 forks and pulling it apart.) once shreadded, set aside.


to a pot fill 1/2 full of chicken broth then fill it to 2/3 full using the leftover water you boiled the chicken in. get that water mixture boiling.

to that add sliced carrots (about 1 cup) and 2 chopped shallots. i also added generous salt and pepper, 2 bay leaves and 2 chicken bullion cubes for more flavor. also added 2 crushed garlic cloves.

i boiled it for 10 minutes then i added my shredded chicken and 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsly.

simmer for 30 minutes.

before serving bring soup to roling boil

combine flour, salt pepper and water until you get a smooth pasty consistency. drop into boiling soup and let cook for a few minutes.

serve

Message edited 12/14/2008 9:23:06 AM.

Re: Easy Chicken Soup w/ dumplings i just made

Sounds yummy! I am def going to try this! Thanks for posting!