Sick Day Soup - aka Japanese Penicillin

Name: Sick Day Soup - aka Japanese Penicillin
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: American, Asian
Ingredients: 8 cups (2 L) Chicken Stock,; 4 skinless chicken thighs, (you could use bone in or out. Bone in gives more flavor); 2 cups (134 g) shredded raw kale, (large ribs removed); 1 1/2 cups (105 g) shredded green cabbage; 1/2 cup (36 g) finely chopped leeks, (green parts only); 2 bell peppers, (preferably red, cored and cut into bite-sized strips); 2 medium carrots, (ends trimmed, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces); 1 parsnip, (ends trimmed, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces); 2- inch (5 cm) piece of peeled fresh ginger root, (cut in half); 2 teaspoons low-sodium gluten-free soy sauce; Miso, (we like South River Miso Three Year Hearty Brown Rice Miso); Kosher salt; Freshly ground pepper

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:1h 15min

This soup brings good old chicken soup into the millennium with Japanese influence via miso and a dose of nutrition packed kale.Low FODMAP Serving Size Info: Makes about 12 cups (2.8 L); serving size 1 cup (240 ml)

Updated at: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:21:51 GMT