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Chicken Soup Always a Good
Choice for Fighting Colds & Flu
Simple recipe will help you feel better
By Jean Jeffers, Staff Writer
Chicken soup has long been a
preferred food for people battling a
cold or the flu. Studies show this soup
actually does help relieve colds and
flu. It also guards against dehydration,
acts as an anti-inflammatory, thins
the mucous and facilitates coughing.
Chicken soup may also strengthen
the body’s immune system. Whether
it is the actual liquid or the steam
from the soup that is so good for you,
in times of the sniffles, chicken soup
is on the menu.
Here’s a simple recipe for chicken
soup you can try:
Chicken Soup
INGREDIENTS
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Chicken
Butter
Broth or water
Onion
Carrots
Parsley
• Tabasco sauce (optional)
• Noodles
Cut chicken in pieces, brown in
butter and cool. Chop onion and carrots and boil in water or broth. Add
chicken. Add enough broth to fill pot
halfway. Cook for two hours slowly,
stirring occasionally. Add parsley
and salt and pepper to taste. Cook
noodles and serve with the soup.
Here is a more complicated chicken soup recipe, promoted by Dr. Oz,
with more vegetables:
“Dr. Oz” Chicken Soup
INGREDIENTS
• 3 lbs. or one whole chicken,
skinned
• 1 large carrot, peeled
• 1 or 2 stalks celery
• 1 onion peeled and left whole
• 2-3 Yukon Gold potatoes
• 1/2 medium turnip
• 1/2 bunch fresh thyme
• 2-inch piece of fresh ginger
• Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper
Place chicken in large pot and
cover with water. Bring to a light boil
over medium-high heat. Cook for 1
hour or until chicken is tender and
can be pulled easily from the bone.
Remove chicken and de-bone. Season
broth with salt and pepper, then
place chicken back in pot with the
whole vegetables. Add water to cover
everything by an inch or two. Bring
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to a simmer and cook for one hour.
Grate the ginger, put it into a square
of cheesecloth and squeeze it out into
the broth. Add the fresh thyme while
the soup cooks in the pot. A package
of chicken wings may be added to
the ingredients to make a richer soup.
Fennel, broccoli and squash are great
vegetables to add to make the soup
even healthier. Make sure to use highquality ingredients. They will add to
the flavor of the soup.
In times of the sniffles, chicken
soup is on the menu.