Ingredients

  • 4 pounds chicken *see note
  • 3 tablespoons margarine
  • 1 1/2 cups onions chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups carrots chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups celery chopped
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1 each apples, granny smith chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cans chicken broth condensed
  • 10 ounces corn frozen
  • 10 ounces lima beans frozen
  • 1 1/2 cups pasta shells cooked
  • 2 tablespoons parsley leaves chopped

Method

  • In a 5-quart kettle or pot, melt margarine and brown chicken until well-browned on all sides.
  • Remove chicken and keep warm.
  • In remaining fat in pan, saute onions, carrots, celery and curry powder.
  • Use medium heat.
  • Stir until onions are tender and limp; about 5 minutes.
  • Return chicken to pot.
  • Add apple, salt, pepper, chicken broth, 5 cups cold water and parsley.
  • Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer.
  • Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
  • Stir occasionally.
  • Remove chicken; add corn and lima beans and cook 30 minutes longer.
  • Cook pasta while chicken is cooking.
  • Skim fat from soup.
  • Remove skin and bones from chicken; cut into bite-sized pieces.
  • Return chicken to pot; add cooked pasta shells.
  • Let stand, covered, for about 10 minutes before serving.