Granny'S Chicken Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. chicken
3 qt. water
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped carrots
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1 1/2 c. cooked rice or orzo pasta
poultry seasoning

Preparation

Put cut pieces of chicken in 3-quarts water.
Add seasonings. Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Remove chicken and cool, then debone. Refrigerate broth until fat coagulates; skim off.
Dice meat (discard bones).
Return meat to broth and reheat.