Home Style Chicken Soup ( GAPS friendly)

When I started the GAPS diet this was my " default food" It's simple, easy, easy on the stomach, and tastes pretty good. It is essentially my grandma's recipe and is thereby, for me, sorta kinda.. well, comfort food. ^_^ You know, the same thing that I would revert to if I felt miserable I had a cold. Homey, and comforting and GAPS friendly. So here it is! Enjoy for what it's worth! =)

You start with the same basic way as making the broth in my earlier post about broth. Use this recipe to get started.
Once you have strained out the chicken and peppercorns. Remove the chicken from the bones and set it aside. I would personally also only use half of the broth from the other recipe to make this soup.. (just set the other half aside and save it for later to drink or use) but that would depend on how brothy vs. hearty you like your soup.


OK, so you have your broth.
Next you add this to it:

1/4 cup of fresh parsley (washed and chopped)

1 medium yellow onion (chopped)

and approximately 1/3- 1/2 cup of the leaves and tender shoots from the inside of the celery. (chopped fine)

Return broth to boil while you chop;

3-4 large carrots (peeled and chopped)


2 medium sized turnips peeled and chopped into 1/2 inch cubes.
IF you are NOT on GAPS... 2-3 medium peeled potatoes could easily be substituted here. =)
(Note, on GAPS she DOES allow turnips.. but if you were starting early on I may replace the turnips with a peeled and chopped zucchini or two instead just to be safe. If you do use zucchini, add them with the tomatoes later on.)

2-3 medium sized tomatoes ( remove seeds and chop into chunks)

1 tsp salt

2 cloves garlic , minced. ( This is optional, but it tastes good X)

1 1/2 cup fresh or frozen green beans ( for those who can have them. X)

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Add those to the boiling broth. Wait until the broth boils again; reduce the heat, cover it with the lid and allow it to simmer for 30-40 minutes. ( until the carrots and turnips start to become tender)

add:

2-3 medium sized tomatoes ( remove seeds and chop into chunks)

(if you are using zucchini, add it here.)

And the chicken back in.

Cover the soup again and simmer for another 20 minutes or so or until zucchini is tender.
Tada! It's done! Enjoy. (I'll try to get a picture up here shortly. =) )