Chicken, Kale & Zucchini Soup |
Blaise helping me prepare the veggies. |
1 whole free-ranged organic chicken
organic chicken stock or bouillon (optional for flavor)
1 head of kale, sliced
2-3 medium sliced zucchini
1 medium sliced onion
5 large peeled and sliced carrots
3 roma tomatoes, cut
1-2 tbs ground cumin
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper to taste
Clean and put whole chicken into a large pot of water. Bring water to boil and let chicken cook. Do NOT throw out the water, it is your stock. Use a spoon with holes to clean out any "floaters" from the chicken. Once chicken is cooked, take whole chicken out carefully. Let it cool down and pull chicken into smaller, bite size pieces. Put pulled chicken back into the pot of stock. Add veggies and spices. Add more water or stock as needed. Let simmer until all vegetables are cooked through and flavor it right. About 30-45 more minutes on medium to low heat. Serve hot.