Dec. 14, 2007 - Mama Melcher's Healing Chicken Soup

Mama Melcher's Healing Chicken Soup

Karla (whirlwind)

This is the soup my husband requests whenever he feels a sniffle coming on, and what I make when we are under the weather.  The garlic, cinnamon and cayenne add some healing properties. And the nice thing about this soup -- you can make it in the crock-pot as well as on the stove.  Below is the recipe for the crockpot, but it’s pretty much the same if you are doing it on the stove, but just start it later in the day.

2-3 frozen chicken breasts
1 onion, chopped
2-4 carrots, chopped
6 chicken bullion cubes (+ or – depending on your tastes and the size of your pot or crock pot)
Leftover wild rice (or pasta, see below)
1 T. minced garlic (+ or – depending on your tastes)
½-1 t. Italian seasoning (+ or – depending on your tastes)
A good dash of cinnamon (+ or – depending on your tastes)
A dash of cayenne pepper (+ or – depending on your tastes – my hubby likes a good kick of it to help his cold, so I take the kids’ portion out before he comes home – that way he can doctor up the soup the way he likes it)
In the morning, put all ingredients to a large crockpot.  Fill with water.  Turn crockpot on HIGH, and let sit.  At noon, give it a stir and take out the chicken to cut up into cubes and then add it back. 
If using pasta, make sure to cook it before-hand since using a crockpt, and WAIT to add it until an hour before you serve, or just add it and serve immediately.

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