Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup

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Ingredients

• One 5 pound package of drumsticks
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 cups water
• 1 cup chopped carrot (2 medium)
• ½ cup chopped onion (1 medium)
• 1 cup chopped celery (2 stalks)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 ½ cups dried egg noodles
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley
• 1. In a 6 - 8 quart Dutch oven combine drumsticks, water, onion, salt, pepper, and
• bay leaf. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered about 1 ½ hours or until
• chicken is tender.
• 2. Remove chicken from broth. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from
• bones. Discard bones and skin. Cut meat into bite-size pieces; set aside. Discard
• bay leaf. Skim fat from broth.
• 3. Bring broth to boiling. Stir in carrot and celery. Simmer, covered, about 5 minutes.