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The Healing Chicken and Vegetable Soup Recipe

This Healing Chicken and Vegetable Soup is loaded with protein, veggies, herbs and spices, and a superfood ingredient, kale - all simmered in a self-made tasty chicken broth.
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American, Soup
Allergy: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free
Servings: 7
Calories: 186kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts, bone-in
  • 2 chicken legs or thighs, bone-in
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 4 medium-sized carrots, sliced into rounds
  • 2 stalks celery, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp sage powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 1 large pinch black pepper
  • 2 cups green kale, chopped

Instructions

  • Place chicken in a large soup pot and cover with water by 2 inches.
    2 chicken breasts,, 2 chicken legs or thighs,
    boiled chicken pieces in a soup pot.
  • Bring water to a boil until foam forms on top of the pot. Skim foam off and discard.
  • Add all other ingredients except kale to the pot and bring to a rolling boil then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover pot leaving a crack and simmer for 1 ½ -2 hours until meat begins to fall off the bone.
    1 large onion,, 4 medium-sized carrots,, 2 stalks celery,, 2 cloves garlic,, 2 tsp sage powder, ½ tsp onion powder, 1 Tbsp salt, 1 large pinch black pepper
    soup pot with healing soup ingredients, carrots, celery chopped, onion, chicken and herbs.
  • Remove chicken from pot and allow the chicken to cool enough to handle. Remove meat from the bone and place it back in the pot along with the kale.
    2 cups green kale,
    chicken and kale with herbs boiled.
  • Allow soup to simmer for a few more minutes until greens soften. Turn off heat and serve warm.
    chicken soup with kale, carrots, celery, onion.

Notes

  • Use bone in chicken, skinless.
  • Add salt and spices to taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 1144mg | Potassium: 577mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 7842IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg