Tara's Easy Lemon Chicken Soup Recipe

Free of Gluten, Corn, Eggs, Nuts, Soy

The majority of my recipes do not contain dairy, and if they do I try to create a dairy-free version, but this is such a yummy soup I have to share it as-is!

When I first heard of lemon chicken soup I thought it such an odd combination, but one slurp of it and I was hooked! 

This is also a great way to use leftover chicken . . . and . . . what about those ribs of chard . . . here you go!

Body-typing and Wellness Insights

This is one of our family favorites and it's balancing to most Body-types. Beginning with Earth-types (as I do in my book too); Earth-types will love this soup- naturally gravitating towards the warm, unctuous nature of this soup, especially the dairy. I do not recommend this soup for Earth-types who are out of balance. My book, You-niversal Self-care: Improved Health Through Self-Understanding explains what it's like for an Earth-type to be out of balance and how to find balance. Dairy is a natural balancing element for the Fire-types. (Be sure to use high quality dairy from grass-fed cows.) The citrus flavor is also very appealing and can help keep the emotional channels of the Fire-type in balance. Chicken is typically contraindicated for Fire-types, but when recipes balance themselves out like this one mainly due to the dairy I am not too concerned. (Use chicken that is free-ranged and organic and when possible, from local farms.) This is also a great recipe for Air-types, particularly in the cold, dry months. During this time they need warm, nutrient dense food- being mindful to keep their digestive system strong, especially for digesting meats and fats.  As I describe in my book, Water-types' food choices may be better indicated by their secondary Body-type. Most of all, Water-types will benefit by enjoying the warm, almost nurturing soup in good company.

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Serving size and quantity:  approx. 6 bowls of soup

Estimated time to prepare:  All day process. Easy, but needs attention periodically during the day.

***Special preparation work***

Thaw chicken overnight. (alternatively thaw during day and refrigerate at night- day 1)

Roast in over on crock pot in morning to prepare soup in afternoon. It's worth repeating . . . Making this soup is an all day process. It's easy to make, but needs attention periodically during the day.

Tara's Easy Lemon Chicken Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

Whole roasted chicken- A 3 pound bird works nicely. 4 cups of leftover chicken works well also. I do not like to freeze or use frozen chicken leftovers because the texture is off, particularly for this recipe.

4 cups  or 1 Qt. chicken stock- a flavorful herbed kind tastes great

1/8 cup lemon juice- not from concentrate

1 tsp salt

butter

carrots 

onion 

celery or chard ribs chopped

leaves of chard (ribs removed) finely chopped

cream

whole milk

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