Mom's Cold-Season Chicken Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 cups of homemade chicken stock
• Fat from the homemade chicken stock
• 1 yellow onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced in 1/4-inch slices (about the same amount as onion)
• 2 celery stalks, sliced in 1/4-inch slices (about the same amount as the onion)
• 1 Tbsp fresh parsley leaves
• 1 Tbsp of chopped greens from a green onion (green part of the green onion) or chives
• 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning (ground sage and thyme)
• 1/8 teaspoon (a pinch) of crushed red pepper flakes (or a small pinch of cayenne)
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste