Grandma'S Chicken Soup
["15 c. water", "4 chicken breasts with bones (fat removed), cut in smaller pieces", "2 large carrots", "1 potato", "2 onions", "3 stalks celery", "1/2 green pepper", "2 garlic cloves", "1/4 tsp. thyme", "1 bay leaf", "salt to taste", "angel hair pasta or pastina"]
["In a large pot, bring water to a boil.", "Add chicken, onions, green pepper, salt, thyme and bay leaf.", "Lower temperature slightly if boiling too rapidly.", "After 20 minutes, add potato, carrots and celery.", "Cook, partly covered, until chicken and vegetables are cooked.", "Strain the broth.", "In the broth, cook pasta.", "Cut up vegetables and chicken, if desired, and add to pasta and broth."]
["water", "chicken breasts", "carrots", "potato", "onions", "stalks celery", "green pepper", "garlic", "thyme", "bay leaf", "salt", "angel hair pasta"]