Easy Chicken Soup

When you don’t have time to make long-simmered chicken soup, try this 30-minute version.

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts,
• cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 medium shallots, thinly sliced
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 celery rib, thinly sliced
• 6 cups (11⁄2 quarts) chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves or
• 11⁄2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons chopped dill fronds or
• 1 teaspoon dried dill
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Place all the ingredients in a large saucepan or soup pot.
2. Bring to a simmer over high heat. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer very slowly until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.