With everything going on in the world right now, we are all doing our best to keep our immune system up and avoid getting ill. Making soup for me always seems to soothe the soul and heal the body. I made this soup over the weekend along with some homemade bone broth and I received so many questions for the recipe. I bring you my healing lemon chicken soup with homemade bone broth.
I prefer making my own bone broth frankly because it’s super easy but I also know exactly what’s going into it. You throw a bunch of ingredients into a pot and allow it to simmer for several hours. That’s it! You can definitely omit this step if you don’t have access to rotisserie chicken right now and use nay broth you have in your pantry.
What makes this healing lemon chicken soup so healing is the powerful ingredient called turmeric. Turmeric contains curcumin, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Curcumin neutralizes free radicals on its own but also stimulates your body’s own antioxidant enzymes. Combine that with lemon to help kill off any bacteria and you’ll be feeling good in no time.
Feel free to double this recipe and store half the soup in the freezer and enjoy half for dinner and lunch the next day. So tasty and delicious. Did I mention that it’s also gluten-free, whole 30, and dairy-free?
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Enjoy!
Natalie
Healing Lemon Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- Homemade Bone Broth
- 2 rotisserie chicken carcass
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 red onion skin on and quartered
- 1/2 tbsp dried turmeric
- 2 carrots cut in half
- 2 celery stalks cut in half
- 1 tbsp peppercorns
- 2 garlic cloves
- filtered water filled to the top
- Healing Lemon Chicken Soup
- 5 cups homemade bone broth or any broth preferred
- 2 cups of cooked shredded chicken
- 2 celery stalks sliced
- 3 carrots peeled and sliced
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 zucchini cut lengthwise and sliced
- 2 Yukon potatoes diced
- 1 tbsp chopped thyme
- 1 tbsp chopped oregano
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 tsp of turmeric
- 1/2 yellow onion diced
- 1 garlic clove finely chopped
- olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Homemade Bone Broth
- Add all ingredients into a stalk pot or crockpot and cook on low for 6-9 hours. I prefer to do mine for 9 hours but if you’re short on time, 4 hours will do. Keep in mind, the longer the better for homemade bone broth.
- Check on the broth every few hours and add more water if needed.
- Once cooking time is complete, add a large bowl in the sink and a fine mesh strainer on top.
- Gently pour the broth through the strainer and discard all the veggies, carcass, etc…
- Allow broth to cool in the bowl before storing it in the fridge or freezer. I don’t season mine until I cook with it but you can certainly do it in this step if you prefer.
- Healing Lemon Chicken Soup
- In a large stalk pot, add the olive oil and sautee the onions, potatoes, celery, carrots, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook for about 6-7 minutes.
- Add the broth, parsley, oregano, thyme, turmeric, and lemon juice. Start with 1/2 lemon, juiced and if you like it lemony like me, add the other half. Cook until potatoes are almost soft, about 20 minutes.
- Add the zucchini and chicken and cook for another 10-12 minutes or until zucchini is soft but not mushy.
- Season with more salt and pepper and serve.
Yumm can’t wait to try!