3 kittencal chicken broth pot Recipes

onion, finely chopped, minced fresh garlic (or to taste), oil (not olive ), dried split green peas, ham bone (make certain that the bone has a fair amount of meat on it), chicken broth, water (for a very thick soup use only 2 cups , you can always add in more during cooking), salt & freshly ground black pepper (i use seasoned ), carrots, peeled and finely diced, bay leaf, frozen peas (optional, add in towards the end of cooking and heat through), cooked rice (or to taste), whipping cream (optional)

uncooked chicken pieces (bone and skin on , or use 1 large chicken carcass along with chicken pieces), onions , do not peel the skin off, and cut in large pieces, unpeeled carrots, washed, celery ribs, cut in half, peppercorns, head garlic, broken into cloves (can leave the skin on ), salt (or to taste), cold water , to cover all ingredients