What You Need
Index card
1½ tablespoons chicken-flavored bouillon granules or powder
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried minced onion
½ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
¹⁄ 8 teaspoon dried celery seeds
¹⁄ 8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 bay leaf
1 cup tricolor rotini pasta or your favorite pasta
1-quart jar or plastic container with lid
½ cup small crackers
Small zippered plastic bag
Markers or crayons
Ribbon
What to Do
1. Layer ingredients into the jar in the order listed.
2. Pour the crackers into the plastic bag. Place the bag into the jar.
3. Punch a hole in the recipe card. Decorate the card with markers or crayons. Thread a ribbon through the hole and tie it around the container.
Write this recipe on a blank index card. Leave room on the card for your child to decorate it.
1. Empty contents of jar and 6 cups of water into a large pot.
2. Add 1 cup of chopped carrots, 2 stalks of chopped celery, and 2 cups of chopped cooked chicken.
3. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Remove the bay leaf. Simmer 5 minutes more. Add salt as desired. Serve with crackers.
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