All-Natural Chicken Vegetable Soup
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
4-5 cups
- Serves:
- 2-3
ingredients
- 1 boneless chicken breast, uncooked (can be pre-packaged frozen, i.e. Foster Farms, Tyson)
- 1 cup vegetables
- broccoli
- baby carrots
- cauliflower
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 celery hearts, diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt (freshly ground)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
- 1 pinch thyme (optional)
- 4 -6 cups water
directions
- Defrost the chicken breast if you haven't already; cut into small pieces.
- Fill a small pot with water, bring to a slow boil.
- Add onions and celery, boil for a couple minutes.
- Add chicken pieces.
- Add salt, pepper, and garlic powder (I only used 1 Tsp as an estimated reference, but you can add as much as you like to your preference. While I was cooking I continually grinded fresh salt and pepper and added more garlic powder into the pot).
- Continue to bring to a slow boil, removing foam from the top of the soup.
- Add veggie medley (broccoli, baby carrots, cauliflower) and cover.
- *** The amount above in the ingredients list is not specified because I used a pre-packaged fresh veggies from Trader Joe's. (*** You can opt to just make a cup of these fresh veggies and chop them yourself, but for convenience I bought them already packaged together.).
- Simmer for about 10-15 more minutes.
- Enjoy!
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