Chicken Soup #1

Gloria Guzman, 1982 Puerto Rican Cooking Show Demonstrator

• 3 lbs. chicken, cut into pieces
• 10 c. water
• 1 (8-oz.) can tomato sauce
• 1 sm. green pepper, diced
• 1 sm. onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. oregano leaves
• ½ tsp. cumin
• 1 med. size potato, cubed
• 1 sm. carrot, cubed
• 1 rib celery, cut into pieces
• ½ c. Chinese parsley, chopped
• 4 oz. spaghetti

Place chicken and 10 cups of water in a large saucepot. Cover and bring to a boil; simmer for 15 minutes. Add tomato sauce, pepper, onion, salt, oregano and cumin. Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes. Add potato, carrot, celery and parsley. Cook 10 minutes. Add the spaghetti. Simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are done. Makes 8 servings.