Chicken Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs chicken, boneless
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 1 cup bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons creole hot sauce (tobasco is best)
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, powder
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon bay leaf, ground (use mortar and pistil)
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups chicken bouillon, cubes will work with 2 more cups of water
• 1 cup orzo pasta

Recipe

• 1 grind the bay leaves in the mortar and pistil.
• 2 chop the chicken into small pieces.
• 3 except for the orzo, throw all ingredients into a pot, and turn on medium heat for 20 minutes.
• 4 add the orzo and cook for an additional 10 minutes, and serve. add water if it is not soupy enough, but i like it chunky.