Chicken Bott Boi

Yes, Bott Boi is the real name for this traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dish. Because it's actually dressed-up bow-tie pasta and chunky veggies, we call it a great meal, too!

Serves: 6

Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 min

Ingredients

• 10 cups water
• 1 chicken (3 to 3 1/2 pounds), cut into 8 pieces
• 1 large onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 2 celery stalks, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 7 potatoes, peeled and cut in half
• 12 ounces bow tie pasta

Instructions

1. In an 8-quart soup pot, combine water, chicken, onion, celery, salt, and pepper over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 50 minutes.
    
2. Remove chicken to a platter, then add potatoes to pot and cook 10 minutes.
    
3. Meanwhile, bone chicken, discarding bones and skin and cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.
    
4. Add pasta to pot and cook 8 to 10 minutes, or until pasta is tender. Return chicken to pot and continue cooking until heated through. Serve in bowls.

Notes

This will thicken up as it sits, so you may want to add additional water when you re-heat any leftovers.