Mary's Chicken Noodle Soup

This is the chicken noodle soup I grew up on. Mom made it in huge batches for our family of 11 in her ancient cast iron soup pot. I still love the simplicity of this soup! Go ahead and use a whole fryer here if you like.

Ingredents

 * 1 pound chicken pieces your choice, boneless or with bones
 * Chicken broth
 * 1 large onion, chopped
 * 3 ribs celery, sliced
 * Handful of fresh parsley, minced
 * 1-1/2 cups rice or 2 cups noodles
 * 1 nice carrot, sliced
 * Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

 * 1) Cut up chicken as desired, if necessary.
 * 2) Pour broth over to cover.
 * 3) Cook until done.
 * 4) Defat broth and pull skin and bones from chicken if necessary.
 * 5) Cut up pieces and place back in broth. Add more broth if you need to.
 * 6) Add everything else except rice or noodles and cook until veggies are tender.
 * 7) Add rice or noodles.
 * 8) Cook until done and season to taste.

Contributed by:

 * Catsrecipes Y-Group