Chicken Lentil Soup

Chicken Lentil Soup

sobota, 1 lutego 2014

Chicken Lentil Soup

Time: 3 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lbs skinless chicken, cut in pieces
• 1 1/2 cups lentils
• 1/2 cup split peas
• 3 quarts water
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon whole thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
• 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Directions

• 1 The night before serving, bring skinned, defatted chicken, lentils and split peas to a boil in water.
• 2 Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 2 hours.
• 3 Remove chicken; bone, dice, and refrigerate.
• 4 The next day, remove and discard any congealed fat.
• 5 Add celery, carrots, onion, parsley, thyme, pepper, turmeric, sage and poultry seasoning.
• 6 Simmer 1 1/4 hours.
• 7 Just before serving, add diced chicken and heat thoroughly.