Chicken soup is known as one of the best foods you can eat when you have the flu or a cold.

Why? Because it soothes your symptoms and helps clear congestion when you’re sick.

Chicken soup also makes you feel better because the salt in the soup helps reduce soreness in your throat.

The beauty of making chicken soup is that you can add any vegetable to the pot.

Put a whole chicken or chicken pieces and add sliced vegetables such as carrots, celery and onion into a pot and cover with water.  (Hint: frozen veggies are quick and easy) 

One can add lentils, parsley, beans and other herbs, such as rosemary and thyme.

Heat and simmer, uncovered, until the chicken meat falls off of the bones.

Take out all the bones and break up chicken into finer and easier to eat pieces.

Mix, add salt and pepper if needs be and serve.

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