Italian Chicken Soup (With Kidney Beans)

Italian Chicken Soup (With Kidney Beans)


1. In a 5 quart Dutch oven, combine the first eight ingredients and bring to a boil.

2. Reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours.

3. Remove chicken to a platter to cool and strain the broth, discarding the vegetables and bay leaves.

4. Remove skin and bones from chicken and discard, cutting chicken into bite-size pieces - set aside.

5. Return broth to Dutch oven and add tomatoes, onions, parsley, ketchup, salt, rosemary, basil, garlic and pepper and bring to a boil.

6. Reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes, then add beans, cheese and chicken and allow to heat through.

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