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One old fashioned cure for the common cold has been found to be as effective as any other remedy available. That cure is chicken soup. The warm broth soothes irritated throats while keeping you hydrated. Although it may not speed up healing, it can make you more comfortable until you get better.

You can make some very good chicken soup by using roasted chicken. You may want to use the leftovers from a whole chicken that you have cooked the night before in your kitchenaid oven. You will require a total of approximately three cups of chicken. If you do not have leftovers from the nigh before, the you can pick up a chicken that was baked in a rotisserie oven at almost any local grocery store.

For the soup base, you can buy commercially prepared soup base or you can use the carcass of the roasted chicken to make your own. Just throw the skeletal remains of the chicken into the pot with a few chopped carrots, celery and onion. Allow to boil a couple of hours and strain. Throw the veggies and bones away and keep the broth. You will have a great chicken soup base.

Once you have collected the broth add the chicken and some vegetables you have prepared using your black decker food processor. The food processor makes the task of chopping vegetables a much easier process.

Of course any good chicken soup has pasta. The problem of pasta in soup is that it continues to absorb water from the soup and even small pieces of pasta eventually get large and mushy. To avoid this, cook the past on the side and add to each bowl just before serving. This trick woks especially well if you intend to freeze the chicken soup.

By preparing your own soup, you are able to control the amount of salt that is added to your food. Canned soups are often very high in sodium, which may present problems to persons with certain health conditions. The method of preparing your own stock from the roasted bird gives you even more control over the amount of sodium in your food.

In addition, by making your own soup, you are able to load the soup with fresh vegetables to increase the nutritional content of this very good food.

Whenever you feel a cold starting, head home and prepare a big pot of your own chicken soup. It will keep in the refrigerator for several days and can also be frozen. When you do not feel like doing anything else, cuddle up in your blanket with a hot cup of soup and watch your favorite movies.