🥣 Chicken Vegetable Soup  Recipe

✅ Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 medium onion, chopped

• 2 carrots, sliced

• 2 celery sticks, sliced

• 4–5 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 tsp salt (or to taste)

• ½ tsp black pepper

• 1 tsp paprika (optional)

• 1 tsp dried thyme or oregano

• 1 bay leaf

• 4 cups chicken broth

• 1–2 cups water (as needed)

• 2 chicken breasts (or leftover cooked shredded chicken)

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• Fresh dill or parsley, chopped

🥄 Instructions

1. Sauté the vegetables

• Heat olive oil in a large pot.

• Add onions, carrots, celery, and cook until softened.

• Add garlic and sauté 1 minute until fragrant.

2. Add seasonings

• Mix in salt, pepper, paprika, thyme, and bay leaf.

• Stir well to coat the vegetables.

3. Add broth & chicken

• Pour in chicken broth + water.

• Add raw chicken breasts.

• Bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat.

4. Simmer

• Cover and cook for 25–30 minutes, until chicken is tender.

5. Shred the chicken

• Remove chicken, shred it using two forks.

• Put shredded chicken back into the soup.

6. Finishing

• Add lemon juice and fresh dill or parsley.

• Adjust salt and pepper as needed.

• Simmer 5 more minutes.

🍲 Serving

Serve hot with:

• Bread

• Garlic toast

• Lemon on the side

• Extra herbs