Roasted Chicken Soup

 

1 Cooked Roasted Rotisserie Chicken

1 Large Onion (medium dice)

2 Carrots about 1 cup (medium dice)

2 Celery Stalks about 1 cup (medium dice)

1 c Zucchini (medium dice)

1 c Yellow Squash (medium dice)

1 Turnip (medium size, peel and cut in quaters)

2-3 Cloves of Garlic (smash garlic cloves & remove paper like casing)

1 Bay Leaf

4-5 Sprigs of Thyme

2 32 oz. Containers of Fat Free, Low Sodium Chicken Stock

2 c Water

1 14 oz. can of Stewed or Diced Tomatoes

½ c Mixed Mesclun Greens

¼ tsp. Adobo

Salt

Pepper

Olive Oil

Italian Bread

Parmesan Cheese

 

Remove skin from roasted chicken and shred all the meat. Place shredded chicken in a bowl, season with a pinch of salt, pepper, adobo… toss and set aside.

 

Toasted Italian Bread Slices: cut Italian Bread on the diagonal into ½ inch slices. Brush each slice with olive oil and sprinkle with a little Parmesan Cheese…place on a baking sheet and toast in a 350 degree oven until golden brown.

 

 

In a large stock pot on medium heat, sweat onions & garlic cloves in olive oil (about ¼ c). Add a pinch of salt and stir onions and garlic to coat with olive oil and let them sweat for about 2 minutes. Add the carrots, celery, zucchini, yellow squash, turnip, bay leaf and thyme sprigs, stir to coat with olive oil…add a pinch of salt, raise heat to med/high and cook for 5-7 minutes. Then add chicken stock, water & tomato, bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer for about 20-25 min. While soup is simmering, skim any impurities that rise to the top of the soup. After 20 minutes add mixed greens and shredded chicken to soup…stir and let simmer another 5 minutes. Ladle soup in bowls and garnish with Toasted Italian Bread Slices and grated Parmesan Cheese. There’s nothing like a bowl of hot home made soup to warm you up on a cold winter day!

 

***Note: If you like pasta in your soup, I suggest to cook the pasta separately in boiling salted water until al dente`. Drain pasta and set aside. When it’s time to serve the soup, place some pasta in each individual bowl, then ladle the hot soup into bowl.