Simple Chicken Soup (Just Like We Always Make It)
This is the chicken soup we turn to on busy nights, sick days, or anytime someone needs something warm and homemade. It’s simple, quick, and soothing — a recipe worth passing down, even if you know it by heart. Serves 2-4.
Servings :4 people
Equipment
- Medium pot
- Tongs
- forks
Ingredients
- 4 Bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts (room temperature if possible)
- Salt, to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
- 3 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
- Water (to fill half the pot)
- Optional: A handful of ditalini or small pasta
Instructions
- Step 1: Start the broth Fill a large pot halfway or three quarter up with water. When the water boils, add a tablespoon of salt and stir.
- Step 2: Start cooking Add the chicken breasts into the rapidly boiling salted water, 2 tablespoons of olive oil and leave it to boil uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Step 3: Shred the chicken Transfer the chicken to a plate and let it cool for 5 minutes.
- Step 4: Remove the skin and bones Shred the meat using two forks. Keep the bones as an addition to another broth, stock or discard.
- Step 5: Final simmer Return the shredded chicken to the pot and cook on a medium-high simmer for another 5-10 minutes allowing some of the water to evaporate and the chicken soup to thicken.
- Optional pasta: Add a handful of ditalini (or small pasta) and frozen peas when the shredded chicken goes back into the pot. Simmer for 10 minutes, add a little more water if needed. Taste for salt, pepper, dried or fresh herbs, spices and extra virgin olive oil.
Notes
Notes
- Add a squeeze of lemon juice for brightness.
- A handful of frozen peas, spinach, or corn makes this even more nourishing.
- For a clearer broth, don’t skip patting the chicken dry.
- To stretch the soup, just add more water and season to taste.
Nutrition
Serving: 1personCalories: 165kcalCarbohydrates: 0.1gProtein: 19gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 57mgPotassium: 201mgFiber: 0.03gVitamin A: 76IUCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg
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