When the weather changes, cold weather makes my family crave Heather’s chicken soup. I also adore curling up under a heavy blanket with a cup of hot tea, especially when it’s raining out. The only things that would make rainy weather better is if we 1) had a working fireplace and 2) had a tin roof over the patio – nothing beats listening to rain on a tin roof.

I came up with this recipe a few years ago, and it was so tasty the family told me to write it down. I hope you like it as much as they do. Don’t forget, if you have a big enough pot, make a double batch that way you have extra to freeze for later! Added bonus, you probably have leftover turkey in the fridge from Thanksgiving very soon. Feel free and sub out the chicken for your leftover turkey.

Heather’s Chicken Soup

6 ½ cups chicken stock
1 ½ turnip, scrubbed & cubed
3 parsnips, peeled & cubed
1 red onion, chopped
2 celery stocks, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
8 small carrots, peeled, sliced in 1 inch pieces
1 can kidney beans, drained & rinsed
1 can garbanzo beans, drained & rinsed
1 ½ cooked chicken breasts, diced
1 tsp each – dried thyme, basil, oregano
1 ½ tsp granulated garlic
¼ tsp poultry seasoning
¼ tsp ground sage leaves

Place all items in a large stock pot
Bring ingredients to a boil
Reduce to simmer
Simmer 30 minutes or until all the vegetables are tender

Heather's Chicken Soup

Heather Thomas, sloCooking

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Ingredients

6 ½ cups chicken stock
1 ½ turnip scrubbed & cubed
3 parsnips peeled & cubed
1 red onion chopped
2 celery stocks chopped
2 to matoes chopped
8 small carrots peeled, sliced in 1 inch pieces
1 can kidney beans drained & rinsed
1 can garbanzo beans drained & rinsed
1 ½ cooked chicken breasts diced
1 tsp each – dried thyme basil, oregano
1 ½ tsp granulated garlic
¼ tsp poultry seasoning
¼ tsp ground sage leaves

Instructions

Place all items in a large stock pot
Bring ingredients to a boil
Reduce to simmer
Simmer 30 minutes or until all the vegetables are tender

Notes

Feel free and sub other leftover pre-cooked meat, such as Thanksgiving turkey if you happen to have that handy.

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