Ingredients

  • 1 chicken
  • 1 Tbsp. salt
  • 6 whole peppercorns
  • 6 carrots
  • rice or dumplings (homemade or Skinners)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 pkg. Lipton's instant cream of chicken soup
  • 3 qt. water
  • 1 medium onion
  • 6 celery stalks
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 c. milk

Method

  • Cook together chicken, salt, peppercorns, water, onion, 3 carrots, and 3 celery stalks until chicken is tender.
  • Discard onion, peppercorns, carrots and celery.
  • Debone chicken and chill. Cut chicken into small pieces.
  • Stir broth to remove all fat. Cook 3 carrots and 3 stalks celery in water and drain.
  • Combine broth, chicken and vegetables.
  • Season with cream of chicken soup, stick of butter, rice or dumplings.
  • Add milk, salt and pepper. Put in quart jars and seal.