Cabbage and Chicken Soup
This Cabbage and chicken Soup is a nourishing blend of chunks of chicken, tender cabbage, and hearty vegetables simmered with turmeric, ginger, and a touch of black pepper to boost your immune system. Light yet deliciously flavorful, it’s a wholesome bowl of comfort that feels both healing and satisfying.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 onion finely diced (=1 cup)
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tbsp finely grated ginger grate on a microplane
- ¼ tsp dried thyme
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 small head green cabbage 2 cups thinly shaved green cabbage
- 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
- Parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a large pot or dutch oven on medium high heat add the olive oil. Once hot add in the carrots, celery, onion and garlic, sprinkle with salt and pepper and leave to cook for 5 minutes until the onion becomes translucent.
- Add the finely grated ginger, thyme and turmeric and cook for 1 minute and then add in the chicken stock and leave the soup to simmer for 10 minutes.
- While the soup is simmering, shred the cabbage, cut the head of cabbage into quarters and then very thinly slice it into shaved strips
- Once the carrots are almost tender, add in the chicken and cabbage and leave to simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Serve garnished with fresh chopped parsley