Grandma'S Chicken Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 - 3 1/2 lbs fryer chickens
6 cups water
3 chicken bouillon cubes
basil leaves, to your taste
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
1 cup chopped celery
1 1/2 cups chopped carrots
1 1/2 cups chopped potatoes
onion, cubed (I use 1 medium to large)
bay leaf
1 cup frozen peas
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of celery soup

Preparation

Cook chicken, water, bouillon, and basil leaves until tender.
Take meat off bones and cut into bite-size pieces.
Strain broth that chicken cooked in, if desired.
Return chicken to broth.
Add canned chicken broth, vegetables and bay leaf.
Cook until vegetables are partially tender.
Add soups and simmer for about 1 hour.