Chicken & Vegetable Soup

This is a great meal for a cold, rainy or sick day.  My husband is not a fan of soup but after eating his first bowl, his exact words were, "Can I have some more?  This is really good and you know that's the truth since I don't usually like soup!"  It's comments like that, that keep me motivated to cook and write this blog!  Hope you enjoy. :)

TIP: Invest in a food processor if you don't already have one.  It will save you A LOT of time preparing Paleo meals, especially this one with all of the dicing/mincing involved!


Chicken & Vegetable Soup
Prep Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Cook Time: Approximately 25-30 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 3 organic chicken breasts (or 6-8 organic chicken thighs)
• 8-10 cups organic chicken broth/stock
• 1 large onion, diced
• 4 carrots, diced
• 4 celery stalks, diced
• A few large handfuls of organic spinach, chopped or minced (I like mine tiny in soups)
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 tsp italian seasoning (or seasoning of choice)
• sea salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Place chicken breasts, broth/stock, onion and garlic in a large pot and bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through (about 15 minutes).
2. Add the carrots, celery, italian seasoning and a generous amount of salt and pepper.  Simmer until the veggies are soft (about 5 minutes).
3. Remove the chicken from the pot and shred it with two forks (If you have a hard time using forks to shred, let the chicken cool for a few minutes and then use your hands).
4. Return the shredded chicken to the pot and add the spinach. Let simmer for 1-2 more minutes or until spinach is wilted.