Healing Chicken Soup (21DSD update)

It seems that anyone can do most anything for a week...and then on day 8, things start to get tough! That's what my experience has been over the past 8 days anyway. It's hard to believe we aren't even half way there yet!

Week one went well mostly due to preparation. Success lives within preparation. On Monday I found myself unprepared, but thankfully I was able to hang in there and stick with the plan. I decided to go grocery shopping after work and found myself starving before I even got there. With some quick thinking, I found myself at a pizzeria ordering grilled chicken with veggies, garlic & olive oil for dinner. I made it home with groceries and a mostly uneaten dinner for the two of us (I had to sneak a few bites on the ride!). It was a great feeling to be able to improvise and find something that worked.

Here's a few more of our recent 21-Day Sugar Detox meals:

Healing Chicken Soup

We've both been feeling a little under the weather and not sure if it's detox related or one of the million different strains of sickness that are going around right now. I decided that a quick and healing soup was in order. This soup takes no time to make but still has many healing properties.

• 1 grocery store rotisserie chicken
• 1.5 quarts chicken stock or bone broth (I used store bought, but homemade would be better!)
• 2 organic carrots, sliced
• 2 parsnips, sliced
• 1 onion or 2 shallots
• 1 packet gelatin
• 1-2 garlic cloves, minced (I use jarred minced garlic and add a couple small spoonfuls)
• italian spices
• turmeric
• sea salt & pepper

1. Heat chicken stock in large pot
2. Meanwhile, pick meat off chicken and break into bite sized pieces
3. Once stock is boiling, add carrots, parsnips, garlic, gelatin, onion, spices, turmeric, salt & pepper
4. Simmer for 20 minutes (less if needed)
5. Stir in chicken
6. Serve and enjoy!

 

Lunch

Contents of 3 soft tacos: pickled cabbage, avocado, peppers, shrimp, and shredded beef

 

Dinner

Grilled chicken with veggies, garlic & olive oil from local pizzeria

 

Dinner & Leftovers for Lunch

Did I mention that I received a pressure cooker for Christmas? Without a lot of time to spare, anything the speeds up the process is welcome in this house! This was Pressure Cooker Chicken Cacciatore - one tip: cut the chicken before cooking and up the cooking time to 12 minutes as my chicken wasn't fully cooked after 8 minutes. 

 

 

Do you use a pressure cooker? Any tips or favorite meals?