Alphabet Noodle Soup
Yields 8 cups
INGREDIENTS:
Approximately 10 cups water (enough to cover chicken)
1 large broiler-fryer chicken
3–4 celery stalks, chopped
4–6 carrots, chopped
1 large onion
1–2 tomatoes
Salt and pepper
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
1½ cups cooked alphabet noodles
As your children get older, use alphabet soup to help them learn the alphabet. Who ever said that eating can't be educational?
Bring water to a boil. Add chicken and return to a boil.
Once boiling, reduce heat immediately. Skim any fat from the top of soup.
Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 1½ hours.
Remove chicken and set aside. Remove all vegetables and discard bay leaf.
Strain soup and allow to cool. Once cool, skim off hardened fat.
Reheat soup and add cooked alphabet noodles.
