Anna'S Chicken Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stewing chicken
2 stalks celery
fresh parsley
1 carrot
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 c. rice or small pasta

Preparation

Wash chicken well.
Into a large pot, put chicken.
Bring to a boil; skim off anything that comes to the top.
Add the rest of the ingredients.
Simmer about 2 hours.
Remove all ingredients to a plate.
Into simmering broth, add 1/2 cup rice.
After 1/2 hour, add 1 pound spinach which has been cooked 1 minute, drained well and chopped.
Cut up small amount of chicken breast.
Add to broth. Simmer for 5 minutes, then serve.
Instead of rice, small size pasta could be used.
This pasta cooks in about 3 minutes.