Chicken Giblet Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

2 chickens
6 3/4 c water
1/4 ts pepper
3/4 c carrot
3/4 c onion
3/4 c celery
1 1/2 tb parsley flakes
3 tb parsley
3/8 ts paprika
3 quick-cooking oatmeal

Instructions

Wash giblets and discard all fat pieces. Place in a large cooking pot with water, and if you must, salt. Bring to a boil and simmer about 25 minutes. Add all other ingredients except the oatmeal; simmer soup gently about 30 minutes more. Remove giblets and chop into small pieces. Return giblets to soup; add oatmeal, stir, and simmer 5 minutes. This was 4 servings, but was change to 6 serving. Food Exchange per serving: 1 VEGETABLE EXCHANGE + 1/2 LEAN MEAT EXCHANGE Low-sodium diets: Omit salt. Substitute unsalted tomato juice. CHO: 7g; PRO: 5g; FAT: 1g; CAL: 56