Sick Days

No one enjoys being sick. While I believe eating healthy will improve how I feel and lower the chances that I will get diseases, unfortunately it doesn’t mean that I’ll never get sick! Sometimes we just have to take a few days to rest and endure it.

I found the recipe below and it sounds about perfect for those sick days. Now if only we can get someone to make it for us!

Get Well Soup
1 Tsp Butter
1 Tsp Olive Oil
4 Garlic Cloves, Minced with a pinch of Sea Salt
1 Large Onion, Chopped
6 Celery Stalks, Chopped
8 Medium Carrots, Chopped
8 Cups of Chicken Broth
1/2 Tsp Thyme
1 Tsp Parsley
1/4 Tsp Sage
1/4 Tsp Basil
1/4 Tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
4 Whole Chicken Breasts, Bone in with Skin (Preferably Organic)
2 Cups of Cooked Brown Rice, Wild Rice, Pasta, or Noodles

Melt Butter and Olive oil in a large stock pot. Saute the garlic until fragrant. Immediately add onions, combine well and caramelize. Add celery and carrots. Toss well. Deglaze the stockpot with the chicken stock. Add the dried herbs. (If using fresh herbs, double the amount.)

Add the chicken breasts, place lid on the stock pot and bring soup to a rolling boil. Turn down the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes or until chicken breasts are done. Remove chicken breasts from pot and place on a large cutting board to cool slightly. Add rice, pasta, or noodles to the pot and bring soup back to a rolling boil.

Meanwhile, remove skin from chicken and discard. Remove chicken from bone and discard all bones. Chop or shred chicken, return to stock pot, and return to a rolling boil. Boil soup for 3 minutes and turn heat down to low. Skim pools of fat from the top. It is not difficult to remove all of the fat, but I prefer to leave some behind as it adds quite a bit of flavor to the soup. Ladle into bowls and serve steaming hot.
www.ceressecrets.com/2007/05/25/get-well-soup/