A Nourishing Recipe from Health Is Perfect™

Herbed Healing Chicken Soup

A slow-simmered bone broth soup crafted to comfort your body, support your gut, soothe your joints, and remind you that healing can taste like home.

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Why This Soup

Food as Gentle, Everyday Medicine

There’s a reason chicken soup has been passed down through generations — it truly nourishes. When you slow-simmer bones, vegetables, and herbs together, you create a broth rich in collagen, amino acids, minerals, and gut-loving compounds your body knows how to use.

This herbed healing chicken soup is designed to be more than a meal. It’s a warm, mineral-rich hug for your gut lining, your joints, your immune system, and your nervous system — all at once.

Your body is designed to heal. Sometimes it just needs a really good bowl of soup.

The Benefits

Nourishment from the Inside Out

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Gut & Digestion

Gelatin and collagen from slow-simmered bones may help soothe the gut lining and support comfortable digestion.

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Joints & Connective Tissue

Amino acids like glycine and proline provide the building blocks your joints, skin, and tissues love.

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Immune & Whole-Body

Warm broth, gentle herbs, and mineral-rich vegetables help support immunity, hydration, and nervous-system calm.

The Recipe

Herbed Healing Chicken Soup

Serves 6  |  Prep 15 min  |  Simmer 3–4 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 whole pasture-raised chicken (about 4–5 lbs)
  • 12 cups filtered water
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 large yellow onion, quartered
  • 3 carrots, roughly chopped
  • 3 celery stalks, roughly chopped
  • 1 whole head of garlic, halved
  • 1 inch fresh ginger, sliced
  • 1 inch fresh turmeric root (or 1 tsp powder)
  • 1 small bunch fresh parsley
  • 1 small bunch fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp whole peppercorns
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • Optional: leafy greens, zucchini, or cooked rice to finish

Instructions

  1. Place the whole chicken in a large stockpot and cover with filtered water. Add apple cider vinegar and let it sit for 15 minutes — this helps draw minerals from the bones.
  2. Add onion, carrots, celery, garlic, ginger, turmeric, bay leaves, and peppercorns. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce to a low simmer.
  3. Simmer uncovered for 1.5–2 hours, skimming any foam that rises to the top.
  4. Carefully remove the chicken. Shred the meat and set aside. Return the bones to the pot.
  5. Add the fresh herbs and continue simmering the broth for another 1–2 hours for a rich, gelatinous bone broth.
  6. Strain the broth into a clean pot. Season with sea salt to taste. Add shredded chicken and any optional vegetables and warm through.
  7. Ladle into bowls, garnish with fresh herbs, and enjoy warm.

Nourishing Tips

Make It Your Own

  • Choose quality: Whenever possible, use pasture-raised or organic chicken. The quality of your ingredients becomes the quality of your broth.
  • Simmer low and slow: A gentle simmer — not a hard boil — extracts more collagen and creates a smoother, more soothing broth.
  • Store with love: Refrigerate up to 5 days or freeze in jars for up to 3 months. A jiggly, gelatinous broth once chilled is a beautiful sign.
  • Sip it plain: Warm a mug of strained broth in the morning or between meals for a calming, mineral-rich ritual.
  • Listen to your body: Adjust herbs, vegetables, and seasonings to what feels good for you today.

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