When I found out that I needed to drink more bone broth to help my gut health I wasn’t sure what to think. That’s easy enough, right? Well being the procrastination prone person that I am I kept putting it off even though I had some just sitting around in the freezer! One day I tried drinking it in a mug and I loved the taste, but I felt so weird warming up a cup of broth. So the next week I decided to try making soup. I love soup and I don’t (and CAN’T) eat a lot of canned soups, so I thought this would be a good option to get that bone broth in me without me feeling like an old woman.
That’s what brought about this “recipe.” I’ve made this soup pretty much every week, with a few variations. It it sort of a relief that I don’t have to think about what to make for lunches because I always have this in my back pocket. It’s so easy that it only takes a few minutes to throw together into the pot, so I can even do it while I’m eating breakfast if I need to. I’ve felt better, too, so I think it is working on my mysterious gut health!
Easy Chicken Soup
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon of oil or ghee
1/4 cup chopped onion
2-3 stalks of chopped celery
1 quart bone broth (homemade or boxed)
1/2-1 cup chopped cooked chicken
1-2 cups of favorite veggie (I’ve loved both carrots and green beans and have used fresh/frozen/canned!)
poultry seasoning or favorite seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste
Melt the ghee or oil in a pan. Chop onion and celery and saute in pan 5-10 minutes.
Add broth, chicken, and veggies. Add seasonings and stir.
Cook for 20-30 minutes until the veggies are cooked to taste (you get to decide how crunchy you want them–shorter cooking time means more crunchy veggies!) If it seems crowded, just add a cup of water or so to make it look more like soup. When you think it is done, do a little taste test to see if you need to adjust any of the seasonings and adjust accordingly!
Serve immediately or let cool for a little bit before putting it away for lunches.