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A bowl of healing soup full of chicken, carrots, onions, parsley, lemons, and other vegetables.
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5 from 6 votes

Best Chicken Healing Soup

A powerhouse soup that will boost immunity and leave you feeling satisfied!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American, international
Keyword: carrotsoup, healing soup, Hearty soup, veggie soup
Author: Lama

Ingredients

  • 2 Chicken breasts or 1 small whole chicken
  • 3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 cup Egg noodles
  • 4 Carrots chopped
  • 4 Stalks celery chopped
  • 2 Onions (Medium size) chopped
  • 2 Tomatoes (Medium size) chopped
  • 2 Potatoes (large) chopped
  • 1 cup Corn drained, optional
  • 2 cups Fresh kale chopped
  • 1 Bunch parsley chopped
  • 6 Garlic cloves minced
  • 2 Ginger knobs minced
  • 5 Cloves whole
  • 1 Anise star
  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder or fresh turmeric minced
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • Crushed red pepper for seasoning
  • 2 Bouillon cubes
  • 1 cup Chickpeas drained, optional
  • 1 tablesoon Himalayan salt

Instructions

  • WHOLE CHICKEN: If using a whole chicken, simmer for about 45 minutes then remove to cool in a strainer. Once chicken has cooled, begin to remove the meat off of the bones and place back into the pot of soup.
  • CHICKEN BREAST: Boil the chicken breast for about 10 minutes, remove to cool then shred using your hands, 2 forks, or simply place a breast at a time in a high speed blender and pulse a few times until fully shredded.
  • In a large pot sauté the cubed onions, carrots, and celery, for 5 minutes.
  • Then add in the cubed potatoes, tomatoes, chickpeas, corn, kale, cloves, anise star, grated ginger, crushed garlic, turmeric, crushed red pepper, bouillon cubes, black pepper and salt.
  • Add water to cover 4 inches over the vegetables, bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Add in the noodles and chicken to boil for 5 more minutes or until the noodles are cooked.
  • Garnish with chopped parsley and a squeeze of lemon and enjoy.

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Notes

  • add the fresh garlic at the very end of the cooking process in order to preserve or get the most out of its health benefits
  • use the freshest veggies available
  • if you are looking for more flavor, lightly sauté the carrots, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, and celery with a few of the spices before adding to the broth