Chicken Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 whole chicken
1 bay leaf
1/4 onion, diced
1 stalk celery
water
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. uncooked rice
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1/8 c. onion, minced or 2 green onions, sliced (even the green tops)

Preparation

Boil chicken in water with bay leaf, onion, celery and salt. When tender, remove chicken and strain broth.
Add a little more water if necessary.
Add the rice and the remaining vegetables to the broth.
Cook until vegetables are tender.
Remove meat from chicken; cut into cubes.
Add to soup.
A little chicken base or bouillon may be added.
Serves 6 to 8.