Saturday, March 3, 2012

Quinoa, Vegetable, and Chicken Soup



With the weather being cooler, I love to have soup every day.  The key to a great soup is to make a good chicken stock.  I use the skin, bones, and juices of my roasted chicken to make an incredible broth.  The next key is to chop up a whole onion and saute it for awhile in a half a stick of butter and a quarter cup of olive oil.  Let the onion become a little caramelized.

When the onion is nice and light brown, saute a few garlic cloves for several minutes.  Then pour in about 6 cups of chicken stock.  Heat that up and chop up any vegetables you have on hand.  I usually peel and chop of a potato and yam.  Then I rinse off a half cup of quinoa and put that in. Quinoa is a very healthy grain.  It is easy to digest and tastes fabulous!

I bring that to a boil, turn it to simmer, and simmer 30 minutes. Season it with a couple of teaspoons of sea salt. a teaspoon of curry, a teaspoon of turmeric,  a teaspoon of pepper, and a half a teaspoon of cumin or any other seasonings you like.  Then I add several cups of chopped up cabbage and organic frozen vegetables.  You can add any vegetables you like.  Then I chop up several cups of chicken and cook for about ten minutes. 

Then start tasting it and add more salt until it tastes perfect for you.  I like lots of salt.  I usually add some cayenne pepper also.  This is the best soup!!!  With the gelatin from the stock, it makes a very healthy meal.  Enjoy!

Comments (16)

Loading... Logging you in...
  • Logged in as
Sounds yummy
Can't wait to try this Lori
Love all of your recipes
Much Love
Pam
This looks delicious! Quinoa is awesome.
This sounds delicious! I've been looking for soup recipes with quinoa. I love that you use curry. Going to pin this. Can't wait to try it!
That was fast linking up Lori... thanks for always linking up to H2W every week! I love quinoa! Just bought less than a pound today at Earthfare.
This looks delicious and nutritious! I'm hosting a weekly blog carnival specifically for soups, stocks and chowders, every Sunday! I would love you to come and post this recipe. Just stop by my blog on Sunday - the link will be up! www.easynaturalfood.com

I hope to see you there:)
Debbie
This is very nourishing and comforting as well. It would be great for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. I love the addition of quinoa. Would you be willing to post this to my pregnancy food blog carnival, superfood sunday?
http://www.painfreepregnancy.org/2012/03/superfoo...

Thanks!!!
Looks yummy! Thanks for linking up to Healthy 2Day Wednesday! Hope to see you back tomorrow! :)
This looks really yummy!!! I love soup!
I don't think I've ever had quinoa!
I've cooked quinoa as a breakfast cereal and had it as a side dish, but adding it to a soup sounds delicious. I'll have to give your recipe a try.
I've never heard of quinoa, so I'm glad you explained. Sounds good!
That looks like a hearty bowl. Perfect for this time of year!

Dana
Is it really bad if I've never cooked using quinoa before? I will certainly have to try it, now!! :)
I love the idea of adding quinoa! I can't wait to try it...
This looks amazing. I love quinoa but when i use it in soup it always is a little too mushy for me.
Hi Lori. I think I have all these ingredients on hand!

I love quinoa in salads but haven't tried it in soups yet. It will be fun to give this a go!

Thanks for quite a delicious link for the letter Q.

A+

Post a new comment

Comments by