Lemon Chicken Soup

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Lemon Chicken Soup in bowl I came up with this recipe when I had next to nothing in the house to cook with. I had a roasted chicken that was torn to bits, lemons from my garden, carrots and onions that I'd dried over the summer, and some quick oats. For being so bare-bones, it was absolutely delicious, and was even better the next day. So comforting!

Here are my articles on how to dry your own onions and carrots. They come in so handy when you've got nothing in the fridge!

https://www.thriftyfun.com/Homemade-Dried-and-Caramelized-Onions.html

https://www.thriftyfun.com/Easy-Sun-Dried-Carrots.html

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients:

1 roasted chicken carcass with some meat left on
8 cups water
1/4 cup dried onions
1/4 cup dried carrots
juice of 2 lemons
zest of 1 lemon
1 cup quick oats
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Break up the chicken carcass and place it in a large pot. I had baked mine with parsley and onions, so it had that extra umph when I made the broth. You can add whatever you like to make the broth, but I just dumped mine in. Cover with about 8 cups of water, bring to a boil, and simmer for at least an hour. Let cool a bit, strain out the bones, then pick out any meat and set aside.

You will have made about 6 cups of broth. Heat over high heat in the pot, then add onions and carrots. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add the lemon juice and lemon zest.

Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes for onions and carrots to soften and lend their flavours.

Add the oats to the soup and cook another 30 minutes, partially uncovered.

Add the chicken pieces, then salt and pepper to taste. I stirred in some garlic powder at the end for depth, then served immediately.

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