Chicken Nettle Soup

My family is just in love with this soup. We're not talkin' your mother's high-in-carbs chicken noodle soup here, we're talkin' nutrient-dense, hearty, spoon-lickin' yummy Chicken Nettle Soup.

This was my first attempt at using a tonic herb in an everyday recipe and it's since morphed into a family favorite that we have nearly every week during the winter months. The best part is, it's easy-peasy.

Now that spring has come, it's still important to fill our stomachs with wholesome immune-boosting foods like bone broth, nourishing vegetables and herbs like Nettle, carrots, onions and garlic. Because, let's face it, the only thing worse than a winter cold is a spring one.

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So here's to your health... and a spring full of new life and vitality!

Here's what you'll need:

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Chicken Nettle Soup

by the Nourishing Herbalist

Ingredients

• 6 cups bone broth
• 3 cups shredded chicken
• 1/4 cups butter
• 1 lg onion, diced
• 1 HEAD of garlic, chopped fine
• 6-8 carrots, chopped lengthwise and then sliced
• 6-8 stalks of celery, chopped
• 3 cups cooked rice or quinoa (optional)
• 1/3 cup dried nettle leaves, OR
• 1 cup of fresh nettle, blanched and finely chopped
• 8 oz fresh Shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh flat parsley, chopped
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Melt butter in a deep stock pot and add chopped onions, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally until crisp-tender. 2. Add shredded chicken and garlic. Cook for 1 minute more. Season with salt and pepper.3. Pour in the bone broth and quinoa/rice, if using, and return to a simmer. Simmer gently for 10 minutes.4. Add nettle and parsley and allow to sit, covered, for 10 more minutes.Enjoy!

Details

Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins Yield: 12 servings