Healing Chicken Soup: A Comforting Bowl for Your Soul
A warm and soothing chicken soup recipe to comfort and heal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 whole chicken
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups carrots, sliced
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup noodles (optional)
Instructions
- Place chicken in a large pot and cover with water.
- Add carrots, celery, onion, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to simmer for about 1 hour.
- Remove chicken, shred meat, and return to the pot.
- If using, add noodles and cook until tender.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add a bay leaf while simmering.
- Can be made with leftover chicken.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: Healing Chicken Soup, Comfort Food, Chicken Soup