Science Says This Soulful Soup Heals Better Than Medicine – Here’s How to Make It
There’s nothing quite as cozy and comforting as a steaming bowl of chicken noodle soup. It whisks you right back to childhood when mom would whip up this classic “sick day” staple loaded with love…and healing benefits. Because it turns out this soul-warming soup is so much more than just delicious. The magical combo of chicken, veggies and noodles happens to create a major immunity, gut health and inflammation-cooling magic in a bowl. So, whether it’s the dead of winter or you’re fighting off a mean cold, let’s make chicken noodle soup stovetop style. Trust me, the nourishing ingredients plus nod to nostalgia will have you feeling warm, fuzzy and improve your health from the inside out!
Not Your Average Chicken Soup
Sure ready-to-eat cans or dehydrated pouches are convenient when you need it in a hurry. But making chicken noodle soup from scratch on the stovetop allows you to control exactly what goes in the pot! This matters because the real medicinal qualities come from using:
- A whole pastured chicken cooked bone-in and skin-on.
- An array of anti-inflammatory spices and aromatics.
- Loads of immune-boosting vegetables.
- Gut-loving bone broth as the nutrient-dense base.
- Soft gluten-free noodles (or veggie noodles).
Simmering all this goodness together infuses your broth with next level hydration, vitamins, proteins for recovery, and compounds that tame unwanted inflammation.
Cozy, Healing Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 small pastured chicken (3-5 pounds).
- 2 onions, diced.
- 5 cloves garlic, minced.
- 2-inch knob fresh ginger, peeled and sliced.
- 5 carrots, chopped.
- 5 ribs celery, sliced.
- 8 oz shiitake mushrooms, sliced.
- 1 small bunch parsley.
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar.
- 1 Tbsp sea salt.
- 2 tsp black peppercorns.
- 8 cups water.
- 1 package rice noodles (or zucchini noodles).
Instructions:
- In a large pot, combine whole chicken, onions, garlic, ginger, carrots, celery, mushrooms, parsley, ACV, salt and pepper. Pour in water until chicken is submerged.
- Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer for 2-3 hours with the lid on, skimming fat as needed. After, remove cooked chicken.
- Shred chicken meat once it is cool enough to handle. Then, add back into the pot along with noodles, simmering 8-10 minutes until noodles become tender.
- Taste the nourishing broth and adjust seasonings as needed! Dig in to soothing, gut-healing bowls of old-fashioned homemade chicken noodle soup.
Next-Level Nutrition in Every Bowl
As if feelings of nostalgia and warmth weren’t enough reason to routinely whip up homemade chicken noodle soup, it also delivers incredible nutrition your body craves! This soup is packed with protein for tissue repair, glutathione precursors to support liver detox, flavonoids and carotenoids to tamp inflammation, plus ample electrolytes hydration. Not to mention gut-healing collagen, minerals and compounds that feed healthy microflora!
