Ingredients

  • 1 (3 3/4-lb.) whole chicken
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, quartered
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 carrots, sliced
  • 1 celery rib, thinly sliced
  • Shaved Parmesan cheese
  • Flat-leaf parsley leaves

Method

  • Bring chicken, next 7 ingredients, and water to cover to a boil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 1 hour.
  • Remove chicken, reserving broth in Dutch oven. Cool chicken 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook reserved broth in Dutch oven over low heat 30 minutes.
  • Skin, bone, and shred chicken, reserving bones. Place bones in broth. Cover and chill shredded chicken until ready to use.
  • Continue cooking broth, uncovered, over low heat 1 hour or until reduced by one-third. Pour broth through a wire-mesh strainer into a bowl; discard solids. Wipe Dutch oven clean; pour broth back into Dutch oven.
  • Skim fat from broth. Add thinly sliced onion and next 2 ingredients to broth; cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender. Add shredded chicken; return to a simmer.
  • Add Sweet Potato Dumplings to soup. Garnish with Parmesan and parsley; serve immediately.