I had a bunch of veggies on the verge of going bad (a couple of them had frozen in the back of the fridge 🙈) and some gluten free noodles in the freezer I wanted to use up, so I threw them all together for a comforting and delicious dinner without the fuss!
It ended up being perfect because a couple days later, my daughter got sick and there's nothing better than a hot bowl of chicken noodle soup when you're under the weather!
NO FUSS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
(c=cup, t=teaspoon; T=tablespoon)
Serves 4-6
INGREDIENTS:
Avocado oil, extra virgin olive oil, or organic grass-fed ghee
4-5 lg. stalks of celery, cut into 1" chunks
4-5 lg. carrots, cut into 1" chunks
1 onion, diced large
3 pastured chicken breasts (or 2 lg. organic chicken breasts)
~1 1/2 t Flare Free Spice Blend
~2 qts. filtered water
1 lg. yellow squash, cut into 1 1/2" chunks
1/2 of a 12 oz. bag of broccoli florets
~4 c cooked organic brown rice noodles (I had leftover penne in the freezer)
Fine sea salt and fine black pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.) Heat a medium soup pot over medium heat until hot.
2.) Coat with oil then add the celery, carrots and onions. Season with salt and pepper then sauté for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
3.) Add the chicken, spice blend, and more salt and pepper to taste, then cover with water. Bring to a boil then turn down to medium and simmer for about 20 minutes until the carrots are par-cooked.
4.) Add the yellow squash and broccoli and continue cooking for about another 25-30 minutes until the chicken is tender.
5.) Remove the chicken from the pot and shred or dice, then return back to the pot with the cooked noodles.
6.) Taste and adjust seasoning by adding more salt, pepper, or anything else you'd like to taste more of. If you want a richer soup, add a big pad of organic cultured soy-free vegan butter!
WONDERING WHAT MAKES THIS RECIPE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY??!
Pastured Chicken (from chickens raised on grass and out in the sunshine) is high in Omega 3, Vitamin D + Vitamin A
Colorful Organic Veggies (every color veggie has a different anti-oxidant/vitamin/mineral profile so the more variety in colors, the merrier! Choose organic for veggies on the Dirty Dozen List if you can't find/afford all organic)
Filtered Water (tap water is full of toxic chemicals. Don't just take my word for it - put your zip code in the EWG's water database and see what's in your tap water!)
Flare Free Spice Blend (a propriety blend of anti-inflammatory dried spices and herbs like turmeric, oregano, garlic, etc.)
Gluten Free Organic Brown Rice Noodles (Gluten is one of the 3 foods the National Institutes of Health recommends you omit from your diet if you're trying to reduce inflammation in the gut and heal leaky gut - a precursor for autoimmunity.)
WANT TO SEE HOW IT'S MADE?!
xo,
Laura
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