This chicken soup if perfect for when you or your loved ones are feeling under the weather. All those bits of carrot, celery, and onion found in this chicken soup are a great source of vitamins C and K, as well as other antioxidants and minerals.

“Not only does this help build a healthy immune system to fight off viruses, it also helps your body recover from illness more quickly,”

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Ingredients

• 1 whole raw chicken (use free range or organic)
• 1 large onion – chopped
• 5 carrots – thinly slices
• 3 celery stalks – thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves – minced
• 2 tsp basil
• 2 tsp thyme
• 2 tsp parsley (could skip this but not the others)
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 liter of chicken broth, low salt
• 4 cups of water

Instructions

• Add whole raw chicken to crock pot (in the morning).
• Add all the other ingredients to the pot.
• Cover and cook on high for 6 – 8 hours.
• Carefully remove the whole chicken, trying not to let it fall apart.
• Take all the chicken meat off the bones and place back into the soup.
• Shred and chicken chunks by pulling the meat apart – you can keep it chunky however.
• Serve hot with GF toast!

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do and if you are feeling unwell I wish you a speedy recovery!