'BRINGING YOU BACK FROM THE BRINK' CHICKEN SOUP

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Ever feel like you’re teetering on the brink of a cold? A healing, hydrating chicken soup can bring you back from the brink! And it doesn’t have to be complicated. My belief is that you should NOT overstuff your soup. You need the broth to have space. A tiny pasta? Yes! (My fave is risoni or those tiny stars.) A little carrot? Yes, and maybe some celery. Squeeze of lemon to finish it off and not only are you feeling fed, you’re feeling like your Mum just popped over and left you a hot pot of love.

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RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 carrots, chopped

2 sticks of celery

1 small onion, finely chopped (optional)

herbs like thyme, a bay leaf, turmeric, salt and pepper

2 litres of your favourite chicken stock (stock cube, powdered stock or homemade = all ok!)

Chicken meat (optional)

Dried pasta (orzo, pastina, tiny shells, anything small)

Squeeze of lemon

Method:

Chop the veg and fry off in a tbsp olive oil, adding the herbs after three minutes and frying for another five minutes.

Add in your favourite chicken stock.

Now’s the time to add your chicken meat, if using. Can be from a supermarket chook or some fillets from the supermarket. Add in and cook through - cooking time will depend on the size of your chicken pieces.

Finally, add in the pasta of your choice, no more than half a cup of, for example, orzo, pastina, tiny shells, anything small. Cook until the pasta is al dente, then serve with a squeeze of lemon.

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