Chicken Soup

[mandysee_mandydo]

I finally made the chicken soup today. I've been wanting to make it for a little while. I started with the stock I made from the roaster chickens we had two and three weeks ago. I added the Goya 16 Bean Soup mix that I soaked overnight in cold water. I brought the stock to a slow boil, added the beans and then reduced the heat and let it simmer until the beans were almost tender. I also seasoned it with garlic, salt, pepper, some dried herbs and the Desert Gardens Habanero Seasoning that quantumswordsmn and chenoachem brought us this past summer. I love the habanero seasoning! It's great for soups! I then added a soup and stew veggie mix that I bought at the store which had fresh carrot, parsnip, celery, leek, turnip and greens. I also added the chicken meat and two apples at the same time. I let this cook until the carrots and parsnips were tender.

Overall it wasn't that much different than a traditional homemade chicken soup, but the apples added a nice touch of sweetness and a good contrast to the slightly salted and hot flavor of the soup. The apples and habanero worked very nicely together.

Comments

Apples?

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds Awesome. What made you decide to add apples? I'll have to remember that the next time I make Chicken Soup. I recently made a Ham & Cheese Vegetable Soup. Basically assorted vegetables, chicken stock, shredded Cheddar, Milk, seasonings and a ham steak cut up. Has a good chowder taste.