Chicken & Matzo Ball Soup

Name: Chicken & Matzo Ball Soup Recipe
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 Whole Chicken (5 or 6 lbs); 8 Quarts of Water (or 32 Cups); 1 Large Onion diced; 2 Tbsp Salt; 6 Carrots Peeled and Sliced; 5 Stalks of Celery sliced; 1 Parsnip Peeled and Sliced; 1 Medium Tomato diced (optional); The last five ingredients from the ingredients stored by sparkpeople are actually from the back of the Manischewitz Matzo Meal canister (16 oz unsalted). They were listed in the sparkpeople recipe because I wanted the calories counted.

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 Whole Chicken (5 or 6 lbs)8 Quarts of Water (or 32 Cups)1 Large Onion, diced2 Tbsp Salt6 Carrots, Peeled and Sliced5 Stalks of Celery, sliced1 Parsnip, Peeled and Sliced1 Medium Tomato, diced (optional)The last five ingredients from the ingredients stored by sparkpeople are actually from the back of the Manischewitz Matzo Meal canister (16 oz unsalted). They were listed in the sparkpeople recipe because I wanted the calories counted.

Directions

In a stockpot bring water to a boil, then add diced onion and salt. Cover and cook 10 minutes. Add chicken (with skin and bones), then cook 10 minutes. Add the remaining Vegetables and let simmer until the meat is falling off the bone. Pull out the chicken, let it cool down enough that it can be handled without burning the hands. Remove skin and bones, then pull the chicken apart in smaller chunks. Return the chicken meat to the pot. Let simmer until vegetables are tender.

When you think the soup is about 50 minutes from being done, cook the matzo balls in a separate pot. Drain the matzo balls and put the matzo balls in the stock pot with the soup. You will see the directions on the matzo meal container. I make a double batch, because matzo balls are like dumplings. Everyone wants more...

Serving Size: makes about 8 servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NAVYCHICK82181.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

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