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What you will need:

1 whole celery bunch (approx 7 stalks)
4 medium carrots
1 head napa cabage
5 green onions
6 large mushrooms sliced (about 2 cups)
1/2lb snow peas
1 whole chicken
2T ground ginger
2 cloves garlic
2t Chicken bouillon
6 packs of ramen noodles (4 oriental, 2 chicken)

makes approx 20 servings.

This is a great recipe to make for a large amount of people or to freeze and make several meals out of.

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Start by boiling your chicken in about 8 quarts of water. while the chicken boils you can start preparation on your vegetables, keep them separate as you prep them beause they will be added according to cooking time.

slice celery diagonally thin slices



Then carrots cut in the same fashion



nappa cabbage chopped



diced green onion mmm one of my favorites



mushrooms, I remove the stalks, but its not necessary.



Diced garlic mmmmmmm



place the snow peas into a bowl of icewater for later use.



remove chicken, set aside. skim fat and skin from stock, add garlic, ginger, and bouillon as well as flavor packets from ramen noodles and 4 more quarts of water.



peel and chop chicken into bite sized cubes



add carrots and celery to broth first, boil for 5 minutes



then add mushrooms, cabbage, chicken, and green onion, allow to cook for an additional 5 minutes



finally remove snow peas from ice water and add in ramen noodles



cook three minutes, and serve



add soy sauce to taste and enjoy






I like this recipe a lot because it tastes like it took a long time, but it really only takes about 35 minutes, it makes a lot and you can always freeze any leftovers for later use. you can also omit the ramen noodles and use rice or egg noodles instead. Ive even made wontons and tossed those in for a tasty wor won ton soup.