Momma Sue’s Chicken Soup
Serves 6
By adding more vegetables and taking out the rice, my mom's amazing chicken soup is now packed with all of the quercetin, beta-carotene, vitamin C, allicin, selenium, and protein you need to fight a cold at the first sign of a sniffle.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
2 medium celery stalks, chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic
8 cups free-range chicken broth
¼ cup fresh parsley
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1 cup green beans, cut
½ cup baby spinach
2 small zucchini, sliced
¾ pound free-range chicken, cooked and cubed
Directions
- Sauté onion, carrots, celery, and garlic in olive oil until soft.
- Add chicken broth, parsley, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15-20 minutes.
- Add green beans, spinach, zucchini, and chicken. Cover and simmer 15-20 minutes.
- Remove bay leaf and serve.