Winter Immunity-Boosting Chicken Soup
Chicken Soup is loaded with tender chicken, fresh veggies, ginger, garlic, and healing spices, this soup doesn’t just taste like a warm hug; it actually helps your body fight off colds, lift your energy, and feel stronger.
Ingredients
For the Broth
- 300–400 gm chicken (preferably with bones)
- 6 cups water or chicken stock
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Aromatics
- 1 tbsp ghee or olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 6–7 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 inch ginger, grated
- 1-2 carrots, sliced
- ½ cup sweet corn or peas
- 1 potato, diced
- ½ cup celery (optional but recommended)
Healing Spices
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp crushed pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 small cinnamon stick (optional but boosts immunity)
Finishing Touch
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Fresh coriander or parsley
- A tiny piece of butter (optional)
Instructions
How to Make Chicken Immunity Soup
- Heat ghee/olive oil. Add ginger + garlic and sauté until aromatic.
- Add onion, carrot, potato, and celery sweet corn or peas. Cook 3–4 minutes. Sauté everything together for 2–3 minutes so the vegetables soften slightly.
- Add chicken pieces.
- Mix in turmeric, black pepper, bay leaf, and cinnamon stick.
- In another pan pour 6 cups water/stock.
- Cover and simmer on low heat for 25–30 minutes until the broth turns golden and aromatic.
- Remove chicken, shred it, and add it back to the soup.
- Add lemon juice and fresh coriander.