You might recall earlier this week I posted a recipe for my roast chicken. I decided to turn it into soup last night following a recipe out of a recent Martha Stewart magazine. It was ridiculously easy and exactly what I was craving after my crazy hard workout last night. I was also suprised it only took a little more than half an hour to make!
Her recipe uses an uncooked chicken, but I think my cooked, leftover chicken worked just as well. I also didn't use the full amount of produce hers called for, but again, it was still good!
First, I cut my chicken up into big pieces and then covered it with 8 cups of water and added a little salt (I didn't need much since my bird was already well seasonsed). I waited for it to come to a boil, skimmed of the foam, then I added thinly sliced onion, chopped carrot, celery, and garlic and let it simmer for 30 minutes. Like so.
After 30 minutes, I removed the chicken pieces, and chopped up the meat off the bone and returned it to the soup. (I also removed all the skin). Then, it was time to eat! YUM!
This recipe could easily be modified – perhaps you could add noodles or rice to the broth – maybe other vegetables too.
So all told, my $1.69 chicken was eaten as a roast for two days, and then souped. I enjoyed it last night and then again today for lunch. But now I'm starting to wonder how much longer I can SAFELY eat it. Anyone have thoughts on that for me? I'm all about being frugal, but not about getitng stomach illnesses.
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I think you can keep turkey for four days. So, I’d think chicken would be the same. Why not freeze it in individual portions? I do that then when I don’t have anything for lunch, I just pull out a “frozen meal”.