Chicken Soup

The flavors in this homemade and home-preserved chicken soup are cleaner and fresher than any store-bought soup—not to mention beautiful! Using fresh-picked or farmers’ market vegetables, you can easily make a soup that will be a welcome gift to help chase away the winter blues.

This recipe uses chicken stock. A homemade stock is most flavorful, but a store-bought option will also work. If using packaged broth or optional bouillon cubes, be mindful of added salt. Always taste your soup and adjust salt and seasonings before canning. You can customize this recipe with the addition of dried herbs; do not use fresh herbs. Fresh herbs can interfere with the tested pressure canning process.

When reheating your homemade chicken soup, you can add precooked egg noodles, orzo, vermicelli, or rice.