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.