Recipe - Chicken And Zucchini Soup

EVA ESTES BXGT29B
1 lg Chicken (about 3 One half lbs)
2 Onions; unpeeled, halved
2 Garlic cloves
2 Whole cloves
2 lg Carrots; peeled, chopped
2 lg Celery ribs; chopped
1 md Turnip; peeled, chopped
1 lg Parsnip; peeled,chopped
3 Parsley sprigs plus One fourth cup
Parsley; chopped
1 sl Lemon
10 Peppercorns
1 teaspoon Salt
3 cup Chicken stock
1 pound Sweet Italian sausages cut
Into 1 inch pieces
1 cup Pasta shells
2 md Zucchini; grated (abt 2/3#)
Salt and pepper to taste

Place the chicken in a 6quart pot. Add all the ingredients through the
parsnip, plus the parsley sprigs, lemon slice, peppercorns, and 1 tsp salt.
Add the chicken stock and enough water to cover the chicken by 2 inches.
Heat to boiling, skimming any residue as it gathers. Reduce the heat and
simmer, partially covered, 1 hour.
Remove the chicken from the stock and set the stovk aside. Allow the
chicken to cool enough to handle, then carefully remove the meat from the
bones and cut it into bitesize pieces. Cover and reserve. Return the bones
and skin to the stock. Returen it to the boil; reduce the heat and simmer,
uncovered, 45 minutes. Strain the stock into another pot, pressing the
vegetables gently with the back of a spoon to release their juices.
Meanwhile, saute the sausage

pieces in a lightly oiled heavy skillet until well browned, about 8
minutes. Drain on paper towels. Add the sausages to the stock. Heat to
boiling; reduce the heat. Simmer, uncovered, skimming any fat that rises to
the surface, for 20 minutes. Add the pasta shells; cook 10 minutes longer.
Add the zucchini and the reserved chicken; cook 5 minutes. Add salt and
pepper to taste, and sprinkle with the chopped parsley.

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