Description
This is the Best Ever Healing Chicken Soup, packed with healthy ingredients and so much flavour. You’ll feel better in no time!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped (or 1 tsp dried)
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme, finely chopped (or 1 tsp dried)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger (or 1/2 tsp dried powdered ginger)
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup dry mini pasta shells
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Step: Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven or pot on the stove. Add chicken breasts, seasoning with salt & pepper and searing for 2-3 minutes each side until lightly browned, then remove from heat.
- Step: Without wiping pot clean, add celery, carrots, onions, sauteeing for 3-4 minutes until fragrant and scraping up any chicken bits from the bottom of the pot as you go.
- Step: Add chicken back to pot, along with rosemary, thyme, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, lemon zest, turmeric and salt & pepper, cooking another minute until fragrant.
- Step: Pour in chicken broth, bringing to a boil and simmering for 20 minutes. Add pasta in the last 10 minutes of cooking time, stirring occasionally until pasta is cooked through.
- Step: Remove chicken from broth and shred with two forks, then add back to pot. Stir in fresh parsley, then serve and enjoy!
Notes
Try to use fresh herbs if possible for the best flavour. To save time, use leftover chicken and add during the last 10 mins of cooking time. Store the leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave for 1-2 mins. Freeze for 3 months, then thaw in the fridge overnight or reheat from frozen.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 332 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 576 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 73 mg
Keywords: soup, chicken soup, healing soup, healthy, main dish