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Hurry Healthy Chicken Soup
Place in large pot -
- Two skinless, boneless chicken breasts or 4 skinless thighs
- One small onion, peeled and chopped
- Two to six cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
- 1 quart water
Cover and bring to boil - simmer slowly until chicken is very tender - about 30 minutes.
Remove chicken to plate.to cool slightly and pull into chunks with two forks or chop into 1" cubes; return to pot.
Add to pot
- Two large carrots, peeled and chopped - or a couple of handfuls of packaged fresh pre-peeled and washed baby carrots
- Two ribs celery - scrubbed and chopped
- 2 cups canned or boxed chicken broth
- Seasoning to taste - 1/2 a bay leaf crumbled, a sprigs of parsley minced, 1/4 teaspoon thyme, fresh ground pepper - or use a mix like Old Bay Seasoning. Salt to taste but remember that many canned chicken broths already contain salt.
Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender - about 20 minutes. Serve topped with chopped fresh tomatoes or chopped snow peas for a bit of contrast. This soup is also wonderful ladled over fresh mixed greens or rice.
Serves 2 and can be doubled or tripled.
Hurry Healthy Chicken Soup
Place in large pot -
- Two skinless, boneless chicken breasts or 4 skinless thighs
- One small onion, peeled and chopped
- Two to six cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
- 1 quart water
Cover and bring to boil - simmer slowly until chicken is very tender - about 30 minutes.
Remove chicken to plate.to cool slightly and pull into chunks with two forks or chop into 1" cubes; return to pot.
Add to pot
- Two large carrots, peeled and chopped - or a couple of handfuls of packaged fresh pre-peeled and washed baby carrots
- Two ribs celery - scrubbed and chopped
- 2 cups canned or boxed chicken broth
- Seasoning to taste - 1/2 a bay leaf crumbled, a sprigs of parsley minced, 1/4 teaspoon thyme, fresh ground pepper - or use a mix like Old Bay Seasoning. Salt to taste but remember that many canned chicken broths already contain salt.
Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender - about 20 minutes. Serve topped with chopped fresh tomatoes or chopped snow peas for a bit of contrast. This soup is also wonderful ladled over fresh mixed greens or rice.
Serves 2 and can be doubled or tripled.
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