Chicken Soup

Tonight I was planning to make homemade chicken soup sans noodles & potatoes for dinner and remembered we had chorizo on hand.  I decided to give it a whirl and my recipe was inspired from there.  It turned out absolutely delicious!!  Enjoy!

Serves 6-8

Ingredients:

1lb Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts or Thighs

1/2 Chorizo Mexican Style Sausage Link

2t Celtic Sea Salt

1t Black Pepper

1.5t Garlic Powder

2t Italian Seasonings

1t Cumin

1T Onion Powder

8 Large Carrots - Chopped

1 Large White Onion - Chopped

1 package of Celery Hearts - Chopped

3 Cloves Garlic - Minced

6c Homemade Chicken Broth

4c Water (only used this because I ran out of Homemade Broth - otherwise I would have done 10c of Broth)

2t Coconut Oil

Directions:

• Put coconut oil into Stock Pot and melt over medium heat
• Rinse chicken & Add Chicken whole into Pan

• Saute for 4 min each side
• Remove from stock pot and set aside
• Add Chopped Onions, Celery, Carrots & Dash of Sea Salt
• Saute for 3-5 min
• Shred cooked chicken, add to soup

• Add Broth, Water, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Garlic & Onion Powder, Italian Seasonings & Cumin, Minsed Garlic - Stir & Cover on medium heat
• Remove casing from sausage, shred and add to soup

• Simmer for 1hr covered, stirring every so often

• Time to Eat!