Since there is little else that you can do to take care of a cold, why not try the traditional remedy of chicken soup? Scientists have shown that there are several qualities of the soup that can at least make you to feel better so why not cook up some soup and feel better?
You can make some very good chicken soup by using roasted chicken. You may want to use the leftovers from a whole chicken that you have cooked the night before in your kitchenaid oven. You will require a total of approximately three cups of chicken. If you do not have leftovers from the nigh before, the you can pick up a chicken that was baked in a rotisserie oven at almost any local grocery store.
For the soup base, you can buy commercially prepared soup base or you can use the carcass of the roasted chicken to make your own. Just throw the skeletal remains of the chicken into the pot with a few chopped carrots, celery and onion. Allow to boil a couple of hours and strain. Throw the veggies and bones away and keep the broth. You will have a great chicken soup base.
You will then add the cubed chicken to the stock and more chopped vegetables. If you have your black decker food processor, you will find the task of chopping vegetables much easier.
Of course any good chicken soup has pasta. The problem of pasta in soup is that it continues to absorb water from the soup and even small pieces of pasta eventually get large and mushy. To avoid this, cook the past on the side and add to each bowl just before serving. This trick woks especially well if you intend to freeze the chicken soup.
There are several advantages to making your own soup over purchasing prepared soup. First, you are able to control the sodium content of your soup. Canned chicken soup is very high in sodium and if you are trying to limit your consumption of salt, making your own soup is a better choice.
You are also able to fill your soup with many good fresh vegetables. This is a great way to get your children to eat their vegetables as you add them to your soup.
If you feel a sniffle coming on, then stop by the store today to pick up a rotisserie chicken and some vegetables. Head home and create a large pot of your favorite chicken soup. Cuddle up on the sofa with a blanket and a large cup of the soup and nurse yourself back to health with your own chicken soup.
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