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This recipe is in response to Darlene Thomas' request for Carrabba's Mama Mandola's Chicken Soup. I also eat at the Rockwall location as I live just over the bridge. I found this recipe at www.Recipelink.com when I did a search. I have not tried it, but it sounds like it might be correct, or at least close enough to "spiff up". Hope it works for you.

Lisa (East Texas)

This recipe for Carrabba's Mama Mandola's Chicken Soup
serves/makes 1.5 gallons

5 celery ribs
4 medium carrots, peeled
1 large yellow onion
2 medium potatoes, peeled
1 large green bell pepper
1 can (14-ounce size) imported Italian plum tomatoes
1 (5-pound size) hen, washed and cut into 8 pieces
1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 quarts water
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Dice celery, carrots, onion, potatoes and bell pepper into 1/4-inch pieces. Chop tomatoes; reserve all juice. Place vegetables, tomatoes with their juice, chicken pieces, parsley and garlic in a 10-quart stockpot. Add water. Season with salt and pepper. Slowly bring soup to a boil over low heat. Skim off foam that rises to the surface; may have to skim 2 or 3 times. Partially cover pot and simmer 2 hours. When soup is finished, remove chicken pieces with a slotted spoon. Let cool.

Meanwhile, mash vegetables in the bottom of the pot with the back side of a large cooking spoon or a potato masher. When chicken has cooled enough to handle, remove skin and bones and return meat to soup.

Notes: Soup is best served the day after it is made. Refrigerate and remove fat that solidifies on the surface of the soup. Serve soup with rice or small, stubby pasta such as pastina, tubetti or small elbow macaroni. For better flavor, cook the rice or pasta in the soup when reheating. Add freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese, if desired.

I also have a general pet question for the group...just last week, we found out our 8 yr old beagle Taffy is diabetic. She spent a week at the vet hospital getting re hydrated and over a bout of pancreitis. She finally got to come home and is now on insulin shots twice a day. I am totally new to this and still a little nervous about it all. She is on a special food and can only two special treats a day. Does anyone have any experience w/ this disease and can tell me what to expect or what to watch for? Any suggestions would be appreciated. I have spent the last week searching out info on the Internet, but so much of it seems to contradict what I just read. Not sure what to believe! lol

thanks a lot!
Lisa (East Texas)

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