A delicious and nutritious chicken soup broth served with fluffy dumplings, called matzo balls.

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For the Chicken Broth

1 whole chicken (I prefer organic)
4 medium carrots, peeled and roughly cut
4 to 5 Celery stalks, roughly cut
2 parsnips, peeled and cut into large pieces
1 turnip, cut into large pieces
1 large white or yellow onion, or 2 small, peeled and cut into large pieces
2 large garlic cloves
3 bay leaves
few springs of flat leaf parsley aka Italian parsley
2 48 Oz boxes of Swanson Chicken Broth or 16 cups of water along with 4 Knorr chicken bouillon cubes
2 teaspoons salt, and more to taste

For the Matzo Balls

1 box of either Manischewitz (soft matzo balls) or Steit’s (firm matzo balls) Matzo Ball Mix

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For the Broth

Add all ingredients in a large stockpot. Bring to a light boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer 2 1/2 to 3 hours, occasionally skimming off the foam from the surface of the broth with a spoon.
Remove broth from the heat and allow to cool. Place a large strainer over a large saucepan. strain the soup mixture. Strain the broth one more time with a smaller strainer. Remove the chicken from the strainer, and shred meat using 2 forks or your finger and set aside. Discard skin and carcass. Gently remove carrots from the strainer and set aside. Discard all other ingredients left in the strainer.
Place broth back into the stockpot.

For the Matzo Balls

Use both packages from within the box and mix as directed, then refrigerate for at least 15 minutes
Roll the matzo mixture into golf size matzo balls.
Bring your both to a boil and carefully drop in matzo balls one at a time. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook for 30 minutes.
Serve shredded chicken and carrots along side of the matzo ball soup

Don’t allow the soup to boil, keep it to a simmer. Otherwise, your broth will become cloudy instead of clear.

For leftovers, remove matzo balls from broth and refrigerate separately.

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