Acini De Pepe Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. acini de pepe pasta
1 whole chicken
2 lb. carrots, sliced
2 medium onions (1, chopped)
1 bunch celery, chopped
5 chicken flavor bouillon cubes
1 Tbsp. basil
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. black pepper
1 Tbsp. garlic powder

Preparation

In large pot, boil chicken (for flavor, add 1 carrot, 1 stalk celery and 1 onion; leave skin on).
Let cook for 1 1/2 hours. Strain into another pot.
Bone and skin chicken; add to broth. Add chopped onion, sliced carrots, chopped celery, bouillon cubes, basil, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
You may wish to add more water to broth, depending on how much soup you wish to make.
Cook acini de pepe according to package directions.
Strain and add to finished soup.