This soup has a chicken base and we add various seasonal vegetables. It is very adaptable to the vegetables and herbs on hand. It is a light soup but filling, especially when served with our Round Loaf or Onion Herb Bread.   

Ingredients

• 1 large chicken
• Water to cover the chicken
• Assorted herbs, dill, chives, garlic, savory, sage, etc.
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Assorted vegetables, carrots, squash, chard or spinach, onions, etc.

Instructions

We boil the chicken with the herbs until done, then remove the meat from the bone. Cut or tear the meat into bite-sized pieces. 

Boil chicken over hearth

Gather herbs from garden

Herbs – oregano, chives, savory, sage

Chicken

Add selected vegetables to the chicken broth and cook until almost done.

Chop vegetables

Chard

Add vegetables and herbs

Add the cut chicken and cook a bit more. If we want to make dumplings, this is the time we add those for cooking.

Add chicken

Venoge summer soup

Bowl of Venoge Summer Soup