Chicken and Stars Soup

Ingredients (24)

• Stock:
• 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 2 carrots, quartered
• 2 celery ribs, quartered
• 1 head garlic, halved
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 6-8 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• Handful of fresh parsley
• 20ish black peppercorns
• 10-12 cups water
• Finished Soup:
• Stock from above, strained
• Shredded chicken from above, remove fat
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 1 glove garlic, diced
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 Teaspoon fresh thyme
• 6-8 ounces star pasta
• Salt and pepper
• Crackers and/or crusty bread