This must be the lazy cook's chicken stew. An easy 45 minutes of simmering. See for yourself:
We chopped up
1 large onion,
3 cloves of garlic,
2 celery stalks,
3 carrots, and
2 bell peppers.
All that we cooked in a bit of olive oil for about 5 minutes.
In the meantime we peeled and cut up
1.5 pounds of yellow potatoes and then added them to the veggies.
Then we added 2 quarts of chicken broth and a little salt, brought it to a boil and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
We cut up 1.5lb of assorted chicken parts and 1 zucchini and added them along with
1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard, a little
dried basil,
dried sage, and
dried thyme leaves. We brought it back to boil again and let it simmer for another 15 minutes.
At the end we removed a handful of potatoes, smashed them up with a fork, and added them back to thicken the soup. A little salt and pepper to taste.
Voila.
