I made this with a whole chicken it was great My husband is on a low sodium diet it makes buying stock for a reasonable price almost impossible. I added a few things and didn't have the bay leaves but it was great :) AND no i din't throw out the veggies used the meat and carrots in a casserole that night and put the celery and onions in a baggy in the freezer for gravy making for turkey day :)

Reviewed On: Oct. 2, 2009