CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP

With groceries so expensive, we try to develop meals from every day ingredients. Keep cooking simple and delicious! That's the key to reducing the frequency of take-out foods that don't necessarily offer healing benefits.

Yields1 Serving
 5 cups of broth or boiling water
 2 Tablespoons of oil
 ½ onion, diced
 ¼ cup of flour
 2 chicken thighs
 2 teaspoons of salt
 1 14 oz. can of diced tomatoes
 2 carrots, cut into bite sized chunks
 2 stalks of celery, cut into bite sized chunks
 ½ cup of parsley
 1 teaspoon of soy sauce
 Cracked pepper to taste
 Optional: handful of orzo or other noodle
1

Add the flour to a small bowl and toss the chicken thighs in the flour.

2

Heat the oil in a large pot then add the chicken thighs. Cook on one side for 3 minutes then turn the chicken over and add the onions and salt. Allow to cook for 3 minutes.
Add the boiling or hot water to the pot.

3

Mix the chicken so any flakes of flour from the bottom of the pan are mixed into the broth.

4

Add the remaining ingredients except the parsley, soy sauce and cracked pepper.

5

Allow to cook for 30 minutes or longer.
Add the parsley and soy sauce.
Adjust salt to taste.

6

Optional: For variety add potatoes or noodles.

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Ingredients

 5 cups of broth or boiling water
 2 Tablespoons of oil
 ½ onion, diced
 ¼ cup of flour
 2 chicken thighs
 2 teaspoons of salt
 1 14 oz. can of diced tomatoes
 2 carrots, cut into bite sized chunks
 2 stalks of celery, cut into bite sized chunks
 ½ cup of parsley
 1 teaspoon of soy sauce
 Cracked pepper to taste
 Optional: handful of orzo or other noodle

Directions

1

Add the flour to a small bowl and toss the chicken thighs in the flour.

2

Heat the oil in a large pot then add the chicken thighs. Cook on one side for 3 minutes then turn the chicken over and add the onions and salt. Allow to cook for 3 minutes.
Add the boiling or hot water to the pot.

3

Mix the chicken so any flakes of flour from the bottom of the pan are mixed into the broth.

4

Add the remaining ingredients except the parsley, soy sauce and cracked pepper.

5

Allow to cook for 30 minutes or longer.
Add the parsley and soy sauce.
Adjust salt to taste.

6

Optional: For variety add potatoes or noodles.

CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP