Grandma Shasha’s Chicken Soup

Grandma Shasha’s Chicken Soup Recipe is a Hearty Soup Inspired By Many Generations of Eastern European and Jewish Grandmothers!

Recipe

Ingredients:

For Chicken Stock:

• • 1 whole chicken (about 5 lbs)

• • l Large yellow onion, quartered

• • 1 parsnip quartered

• • 1 Turnip quartered

• • 2 carrots cut in thirds

• • 2 celery stalks cut in thirds ( keep leaves on)

• • 4 garlic cloves, smashed

• • 1 small handful of parsley

• • 1 large bay leaf

• • Tablespoon of salt (or more to your taste)

• Optional, 1-2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar

For Soup:

• • 1 ½-2 lbs. of white mushrooms cleaned and sliced

• • 4 carrots sliced in bite sized chunks

• • 1 ½ Cups Bob’s Red Mill Vegi Soup Mix

• • Optional 1 can of rinsed white beans

• • Shredded chicken (you can use chicken from stock or rotisserie)

• Salt and pepper to your taste.  

Directions:

• • Use an 8 quart pot with a lid

• • Clean out chicken cavities and place in pot. Add water to cover the chicken and fill the pot within 2-3 inches of the top

• • Add bay leaf, salt and apple cider vinegar (if using)

• • Bring to a boil (with cover not fully on)  and let cook for one hour, skimming foam off the top as you go.

• • Once chicken is cooked, remove the whole chicken from the pot and take meat off the bones to shred for later. If you have a lot of time you can add the bones back into pot and let the stock boil another hour to create more flavor and add more nutrients to the broth.  

• • Once chicken stock is done, remove the bay leaf and chicken/bones.

• •  Add the stock vegetables to the pot.  Boil vegetables until they are very soft.

• • Once the vegetables are cooked and soft, remove using a slotted spoon and put them into the bowl of a food processor or high-powered blender. Process until fully pureed.

• • Add Bob’s Red Mill Veggie Soup Mix into the stock bring to boil and then simmer for 20 minutes.

• • After 20 minutes, add puree and the rest of the soup ingredients (mushrooms, carrots, beans, shredded chicken) into the pot

• • Bring to a gentle boil and simmer for another 20 minutes.

• • Season to taste with salt and pepper

• Enjoy!

Shine On And Glow Kitchen 👩‍🍳Tips: 

You can freeze extra soup. I portion them into freezer bags. If putting smaller portions into a bigger tray or bag, separate with paper towels so they don’t stick together. 

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