Karen's Chicken, Wild Rice & Veggie Soup - A Zest for Life

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds bone in chicken breasts ((two large ones with skin on))
• 8 cups filtered water
• 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 cup onion (peeled and cut 2" dice)
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled)
• 2 large carrots (cleaned, cut into 1" chunks )
• 1/2 cup celery (cleaned, cut into 1" chunks )
• 1 medium parsnip
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2 cups mixed vegetables* ((see note) )
• 1 1/2 teaspoons parsley (cleaned, chopped)
• 1 teaspoon celery leaves (cleaned, chopped)
• 1 1/2 cups cooked rice (al dente; I used Wild Rice and some Brown Rice )
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt (or to taste)