Stone Soup

Name: Stone Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Recipes, Comfort Food Soup Recipes
Ingredients: 4 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth; 4 medium red potatoes, cut into eighths; 1 yellow summer squash, chopped; 2 medium carrots, chopped; 1 medium onion, chopped; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 4 cups cubed cooked chicken; 1 cup frozen cut green beans; 1/2 cup quick-cooking barley; 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained; 4 cups salad croutons; 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

After reading the “Stone Soup” story, our Test Kitchen enjoyed concocting this version of the folktale classic. It’s chock-full of veggies and lots more ingredients…enough for everyone to bring something to add to the fun and flavor!

Ingredients

4 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth
4 medium red potatoes, cut into eighths
1 yellow summer squash, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 cup frozen cut green beans
1/2 cup quick-cooking barley
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
4 cups salad croutons
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions

In a Dutch oven, combine the first eight ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
Stir in the chicken, beans and barley. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until vegetables and barley are tender. Add tomatoes; heat through. Serve with croutons and cheese.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/8 cups: 259 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 47mg cholesterol, 523mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 5g fiber), 20g protein.

Originally published as Stone Soup in Simple & Delicious March/April 2007

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lmmanda

Jul 13, 2014

Very good soup, we really enjoyed it.
bearmom1982

Sep 23, 2009

to the giving tree: I loved that they put this recipe up, I remember reading this book in kindergarten and our teacher let us help her make the stone soup, and it was delicious. we actually cleaned off a big stone and put it in the soup!! i recently picked up the book and the author is Marcia Brown. Now that i'm a mom, I'll be reading this book to my son and we'll make the soup together :)
thegivingtree

Jun 4, 2009

I love this idea! Could you tell me the author of the book?