Amish Style Chicken and Corn Soup

This delicious chicken and corn soup will fill you up and keep you warm and toasty on a cold fall day. It's easy to make a great soup for the whole family kids will love the corn and noodles.

Ingredients

• 1/2 stewing hen or fowl
• 2 quarts chicken stock or broth
• 1/4 cup onion, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup carrots, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon saffron threads (optional)
• 3/4 cup corn kernels
• 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon parsley, fresh chopped
• 1 cup egg noodles, cooked

Instructions

1. Combine stewing hen with chicken stock, coarsely chopped onions, carrots, celery, and saffron threads. Bring the stock to a simmer. Simmer for about 1 hour, skimming the surface as necessary.
    
2. Remove and reserve the stewing hen until cool enough to handle; then pick the meat from the bones. Cut into neat little pieces.
    
3. Strain the saffron broth through a fine sieve. Add the corn, celery, parsley, and cooked noodles to the broth.
    
4. Return the soup to a simmer and serve immediately.

Notes

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