Chicken And Zucchini Soup

I looked in the fridge tonight and all i could find was a small bit of roast chicken and some veggies. I decided to give this method of making chicken stock a go – shared with me by the home ec. Teacher i work with. it makes a wonderful stock and this was the resulting soup.

Steps

Take the chicken breast off the roast chicken and put the chicken bones , wings and any other bits in a large microwave dish with the water and thyme.

Cover and cook on high for 10 minutes.

While that is cooking , start on the prep of the veg.

Finely chop the onion and fry in the oil.

Add a little salt to help season the veg as they are cooking.

Cut the celery into strips lengthways and then chop into small cubes.

Add to the onion.

Peel and cube the carrot to about the same size as the celery.

Add to the pot.

Add crushed garlic.

By this time the stock should be finished - unless you are particularly fast at veg prep !.

Strain the stock over the vegetables.

Add the pasta shells or whatever pasta you happen to have.

Slice the chicken breast and pick off any good bits of chicken from the drained bones.

Add to the pot.

Simmer for as long as it takes to cook the pasta 13 minutes for my pasta shells.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Add more water if necessary.

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Ingredients

chicken carcass, water, fresh thyme, oil, onion, celery, carrots, garlic clove, pasta shells, zucchini, cooked chicken breast, salt, pepper