Hearty Chicken Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 pound chicken breast or thigh or combination, no skin
• 3 heads garlic
• 1 whole onion, chopped
• 5 sticks celery, chopped
• 3 whole carrots, chopped
• 1-2TB Olive Oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups spinach (optional)
• 2 cups cabbage, chopped (optional)
• Salt, black pepper to taste

Heat olive oil in a cooking pot, then add the pieces of chicken to light cook them on each side. Use a wooden spoon to break the chicken into smaller bite-size pieces

Add the 3 heads of garlic and chopped onion to sweat, about 3 minutes

Add the chopped cellery and chopped carrots to sweat, another 3 minutes

Pour some hot water into the pot (about 1.5 quarts) 

Add the bay leaf, bring the soup to a boil 

Simmer for 30 minutes to 1 hour, add salt and pepper to desired taste

The soup will have 4 servings and keeps well in the refrigerator.