The Best Chicken Soup You'll Ever Eat
The BEST chicken soup you'll ever eat is the best homemade nourishing healthy soup when you're feeling under the weather. Packed with anti-inflammatory ingredients like ginger, turmeric, garlic. This is the BEST CHICKEN SOUP RECIPE EVER!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoonavocado oil or olive oil
- 6 clovesgarlic, minced
- 1yellow onion, diced
- 2 largecarrots, thinly sliced
- 2celery stalks, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoonfresh grated ginger
- 1 tablespoonfresh grated turmeric (or 1 teaspoon ground turmeric)*
- 6 cupslow sodium chicken broth
- 1 poundboneless skinless chicken breast or thighs
- 1 teaspoonfreshly chopped rosemary
- 1 teaspoonfreshly chopped thyme, stems removed
- ½ teaspoonsalt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cuppearl couscous
- ⅝ cupfrozen peas (optional, but recommended)
Directions
- 1
Place a large dutch oven or pot over medium high heat and add in oil. Once oil is hot, add in garlic, onion, carrots and celery; cook for a few minutes until onion becomes translucent.
- 2
Next add in grated ginger and grated turmeric. Saute for 30 seconds to let the spices cook a bit, then add in chicken broth, chicken breast, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper.
- 3
Bring soup to a boil, then stir in couscous. You’ll want the chicken to be covered by the broth so make sure you stir them down to the bottom.
- 4
Reduce heat to medium low and simmer uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked.
- 5
Once chicken is cooked, remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a cutting board to shred with two forks. Add chicken back to pot then stir in frozen peas. If you find that you don't have enough broth, feel free to add in another cup. Everyone likes their soup differently. Taste and adjust seasonings, if necessary. Enjoy.