Chicken Soup To Empower Your Immune System
This frightfully aggressive flu seems to be traveling through the Unite States at a very rapid rate. I thought this would be a good time to make up my magical Chicken Soup Recipe. We all know that Chicken soup cures many ills as is reported by moms everywhere. Chicken soup just happens to be my favorite soup. My freezer and fridge always have a container ready to eat. We have soup almost everyday when we are home for lunch. If I serve my husband something else he is very disappointed.
I came up with this recipe as I researched out the most potent foods and spices to protect our immune systems. I actually use just about all of these herbs and spices in my soup. Also I love fresh ginger and fresh Turmeric and keep a supply on hand all the time.
If you don’t have all of these spices, herbs and veggies in your fridge or pantry use what you have.
There are other rules that help avoid the flu and keep your immune system up to par.
- Remember to wash your hands often
- Stay away from coughing and sneezing.
- Keep up your exercise inside or outside
- Get a good night’s sleep
- Nothing wrong with a cat nap during the day
- A quiet meditation of even 5 minutes helps manage stress
- Laugh a lot—it helps the immune system and it is so much fun
Magical Chicken Soup Recipe: This makes a huge pot and lots of follow up meals.
Ingredients:
5 chicken thighs
2 cups of dry brown rice
1 cup of chopped celery
2 cups of chopped spinach
4 carrots slice thin
2 full cups of chopped onion
1 cup of chopped broccoli
1 cup of chopped parsley
6 garlic cloves sliced
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 gallon of water
Juice of two lemons
Spices and Herbs
4 tablespoons each of oregano, thyme, ginger, cumin, turmeric
2 tablespoons of cinnamon, fennel, coriander
Salt and Black Pepper to taste
Directions:
- Fill a large pot with water and olive oil (please note that you may want to add water as you cook depending how thick you like your soup.)
- Add the whole chicken thighs
- Add all the spices
- Cook on high for about 45 minutes.
- Remove the chicken thighs and cool
- Add the brown rice and cook for about 30 minutes and the water should be boiling
- Turn the stove down to medium
- Add all the rest of the veggies and cook for another 30 minutes
- Chop the chicken thighs and add back to the soup
- Cook for at least 15 or 20 minutes.
- Taste the soup and add salt and pepper
Serve this yummy soup and stay healthy all season.
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