Chicken Soup (Greek Egg-Lemon Soup)(Greek; Heart Healthy.) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 fowl (about 4 lb.)
1 small can chicken broth
2 tsp. salt
1 small onion, sliced
1 c. chopped celery (1-inch pieces)
1 c. white rice
pepper to taste
water

Preparation

Cover fowl with water and chicken broth and heat gradually to boiling point with onion and celery. Cook until fowl is tender, about 1 1/2 hours, adding salt when half done. Remove fowl from broth and set aside on warm platter. Strain broth; bring to boiling point. Stir in rice; cover and simmer over moderate heat until rice is cooked. Stir the contents frequently while rice is cooking. Cool soup slightly and blend with the following Egg-Lemon recipe. Serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.