Hearty Chicken Soup

Not your average chicken soup, my friends!! This is thick and nutrient dense. My mom has been making it for years and it just seems to get better and better. *also a GEM for postpartum healing if you need a meal idea. Anywho! Here ya go! Enjoy.

CHICKEN SOUP-blended edition (all organic ingredients, if possible)

1 whole raw chicken

1 large onion chopped

5 chopped Carrots

3 celery stalks chopped

1/4C fresh parsley chopped

2 teaspoons dried thyme

1 bay leave

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

4 C chicken broth (we love this one! No added junk in it Organic broth (discount with code: DRCHARLIE).

4 cups water

Add all ingredients to a soup pot. Cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, remove lid & turn down the temp to medium for 1 hour. Stir the soup and make sure the chicken is still covered by the liquid. Add more water if needed. Put the lid back on the pot, and turn the cooking temp down to low, and simmer for another hour.

This part is tedious but so worth it! Best done when soup has cooled down. Remove the whole chicken and place on a cookie sheet. D -bone all the chicken and put into a pile. Pour soup pot through a strainer so only broth goes back into the pot. Take all the veggies and put them into a blender and puree (add some of the broth to blend better) pour veggies into soup pot that the broth is in. Now do the same thing with the chicken and purée it with some of the soup. Mix all back into soup pot. Warm and serve.

We love to add some basmati rice to it also, up to you!