Immune boosting chicken soup
In winter, germs are all around, especially this year with COVID. What can you do to avoid getting sick? Try this immune-boosting chicken soup and you will be feeling fantastic! All the ingredients are so wonderful for you and the little ones too.
Here’s what we’ve packed into this delicious dish:
- Chicken-perfect protein to support your production of disease-fighting immune molecules
- Onion helps to break down mucous
- Garlic-natural antibiotic
- Ginger stimulates circulation enabling more efficient clearing of toxins
- Mushroom-have properties that are anti-cancer so can help fight any nasty bugs
- Macaroni-great carbohydrate source for energy
- Lemon – helps to lift your mood
- Parsley-high in iron which stimulates immunity
- Goji berries are traditionally used in China in convalescence, specifically in broths.
Immune boosting chicken soup – Serves 6
Ingredients
- 600g chicken mice ( or shredded chicken )
- 1L chicken stock ( or vegetable stock, or water if you don’t have anything )
- 1 brown onion, chopped finely
- 6 cloves garlic, chopped finely
- 1 small piece of fresh ginger, chopped finely ( or 1 teaspoon ginger powder)
- 200g mushroom, prefer oyster mushroom or enoki mushroom
- 120g macaroni pasta
- zest and juice of 1 lemon
- parsley
- 1 tablespoon goji berry
Method
- Sauté onion, garlic and ginger until soft. Add chicken in and brown them.
- Pour in the stock, bring to boil, then simmer for a further 10 to 15 mins.
- Add in pasta, goji berry and mushroom, cook for 10mins or until the pasta is cooked.
- Add lemon zest, juice and parsley to finish.
This soup also goes well with udon or other types of noodles. It’s easy to cook a big portion and freeze it in batches for a quick lunch. If you don’t have pasta at home, just go with some toasted Turkish bread!
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Written By
Vivian, CEEC Chef