Step 2

For the last hour of cooking, add the vegetables (onions, carrots, leek, celery, cabbage) and spices (cloves, allspice, bay leaves, parsley, dill, pepper and salt) to the pot.

Step 3

Strain everything out of the broth. Remove the chicken meat from the bones and pull into large chunks. Slice the cooked carrots.

Step 4

Return the chicken and carrots to the broth.

Step 5

Cook noodles according to package instructions if using. Add noodles to serving bowls and ladle the hot soup over.