Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Chicken Noodle Soup - 21 Day Fix Style

We have been fighting colds this week and what better thing to battle a cold with than some homemade chicken noodle soup.  BONUS when it comes from a cookbook that helps with portions and keeps me on track for my nutrition.  I took the recipe from the recipe book and made a few slight changes.

Hope it warms you on a cool day or if you aren't feeling well!

Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

2 tsp. Olive Oil (or coconut oil)
1/2 cp. Onion, chopped
1 1/2 - 2cps. Celery, chopped (about 4-5 medium stalks)*
4 cps. Low Sodium Chicken Broth
3 cps. Rotissseri Chicken Breast (boneless & skinless), chopped**
1 1/2 - 2cps. Carrots, chopped *
1 tsp. dried Oregano
Sea Salt & Black Pepper to taste
1 1/4 dry Whole Grain (or wheat) Pasta - Penne, Rigatoni, bows, shells, etc.)***
Fresh Parlsey and/or Cilantro for garnishing (if desired)

Directions:
-  Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

- Add onions, celery & carrots cooking and stirring frequently for 3-5 minutes until the onions are translucent.

-  Add the broth, chopped chicken, carrots, oregano, salt & pepper.  Bring to a boil.  Add pasta & reduce heat to low and cook pasta for about 10 minutes until cooked through.

-  Top with cilantro and/or parsley before serving if desired.

My Changes:

*  Recently when I made this, I didn't have enough celery so instead of using the 2cps. of celery and 1 1/2cps. of carrots it calls for, I switched and used 1 1/2cps. celery and 2cps. of carrots. 
**I actually just cook 2 medium boneless, skinless chicken breasts and then chop them and use instead of a rotisserie chicken.
***You could also use a gluten free pasta, brown rice pasta or quinoa pasta for a gluten free spin.
****I also like to add in additional veggies when I make noodle soup, so I always add in frozen green beans and frozen peas at a minimum when I make chicken noodle soup.  I probably add about 1 to 1 1/2cps. of green beans and 3/4cp. of peas.  But, you could either add any other veggies of your choice or omit this if you didn't want to add them in.
*****You could also add in some dried thyme or and rosemary if you like.  When I cooked my chicken, I sprinkled thyme, parsley, rosemary on the chicken prior to cooking.

21 Day Fix Equivalents:  When made per the recipe above (without my changes), 1 serving equals 1 1/2cps. each for a total of 4 servings.  The container breakdown is 2 green, 1 1/2 yellow and 1 red.  However, if you throw in some extra veggies, the container breakdown would then be more like 2 1/2 green, 1 1/2 yellow & 1 red.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you enjoy and it warms your soul.

~Sarah Strubhar
Independent Team Beachbody Ruby Coach

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