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Thick N Chicken Soup Recipe
Thick N Chicken Soup Category Soup Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

2 tb Olive oil

5 c Water

1 ts Goya adobo with pepper

1 c Lentils

1 c Barley

16 oz Whole tomatoes-1 cn; cut up

1 c Onions; sliced

1 c Carrots; sliced

1 c Celery; sliced

1 pk Goya Sazon sin Achiote

2 c Chicken; chopped, cooked

In soup pot, heat oil unitl hot. Saute vegetables on medium heat until onions wilt. Cover and cook 3 minutes more. Add water, boullion, Adobo, Sazon and bring to a boil. Add barley and lentils, simmer 20 minutes. Add chicken and tomatoes and heat through. Serves 6 - 8.

 
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