Chicken Soup, Best in America

Ingredients

• 1 large carrot, peeled and cut up
• 1 large onion, peeled and cut up
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 leek, white and light green parts only; washed well
• 1 parsnip, peeled and cut up
• 1 parsley root, with greens attached
• 1 sweet potato, peeled
• A handful of dill (about 3 to 4 stems)
• 1 small rutabaga, peeled and cut up
• A few sprigs of cilantro (optional)
• Salt and pepper to taste