'Cold Fighter' Chicken Couscous Soup

Name: 'Cold Fighter' Chicken Couscous Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 yellow onion, chopped; 1 lg. carrots, thinly sliced; 1 celery stalk, chopped; 1/2 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated; 1/2 tsp dried ground turmeric; 3 cups chicken broth; 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken; 1/2 tsp fresh thyme; 1 sm. bay leaf; 1/2 cup pearl couscous; Fresh parsley, finely chopped, for serving; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; Kosher salt, to taste

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:25min

A delicious, warming soup just made for healing.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:11:03 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories271.8 kcal (14%)

Total Fat7.5 g (11%)

Carbs27.1 g (10%)

Sugars3.1 g (3%)

Protein22.7 g (45%)

Sodium1209.6 mg (60%)

Fiber2.7 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

1 Tbspolive oil

0.5yellow onion

0.5 Tbspfresh ginger

grated

½ tspdried ground turmeric

3 cupschicken broth

0.5 lbboneless skinless chicken

½ tspfresh thyme

1bay leaf

½ cuppearl couscous

Fresh parsley

finely chopped, for serving

freshly ground black pepper

to taste

kosher salt

to taste

Instructions

Step 1

In a pot or Dutch oven over med.-high heat olive oil; add onion, carrots, celery, & garlic; cook until onion becomes translucent (5 min.)

Step 2

Stir in grated ginger & turmeric and cook (30 sec.)

Step 3

Add chicken broth, chicken, thyme, & bay leaf. Bring to boil, stir in couscous, & push chicken down to submerge in broth.

Step 4

Reduce heat to med.-low; simmer (20-25 min.) until chicken is cooked through.

Step 5

Remove chicken, shred with two forks, & return to pot. Season to taste with salt & pepper (add more broth as needed.) Serve with fresh parsley & enjoy!

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