Chicken Diet Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 skinless chicken breast halves, with bone in
• 2 -3 large leeks, green and parts, cleaned thoroughly, and then chopped
• 5 -6 stalks celery, cleaned and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh gingerroot, not chopped (one large slice)
• 2 -4 dashes hot sauce (i like crystal, it's mild yet flavorful)
• 1 -2 tablespoon salt
• thinly sliced jalapeno
• cilantro
• sesame oil (the toasted, fragrant variety)
• hot chili oil
• salt
• cooked rice (i prefer a blend of brown and wild rice)

Recipe

• 1 put all the soup ingredients into a large 8-10 quart pot of water and bring to a boil.
• 2 turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer for an hour our so until the chicken is tender and falling off the bone.
• 3 remove the chicken and let it cool so you can handle it to remove the bones.
• 4 shred the chicken and return to the pot.
• 5 bring to a boil again, and then turn down on a very low simmer.
• 6 the longer it simmers, the tastier it becomes.
• 7 just ladle some of the soup into a bowl, add a few scoops of rice and top with garnishes to taste.
• 8 this is just a basic recipe and has room for many tasty variables.
• 9 sometimes i garnish with cumin, or toasted mustard seed and a sprinkle of curry powder--whatever i'm craving.
• 10 basically, the soup is very low in fat and if you use the brown and wild rice, it is low in gluten.
• 11 eat it exclusively for a day or two and you will notice a flatter belly and feel healthy and energized.
• 12 i keep a pot going on the back of the stove all the time so my family always has a nice healthy snack or quick meal on hand.