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Since we continue to experience colder than we’re use to temperatures this winter, it’s time to warm up with homemade soups and stews made from scratch with pastured and grass fed meats and bone broth. Not only will this warm you up but it will fill your body with good, healthy nutrients that will boost your immune system and help fight off colds and flu.

Grandma’s Chicken Noodle Soup

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes

Ingredients

3 Tablespoons pastured butter
1 Cup onion, diced
1/2 Cup garlic, minced
1/2 Inch ginger root grated or finely sliced
1 Cup carrots, diced
2 Cups potatoes, diced
1/2 Cup celery, diced
4 Cooked chicken breasts, diced or shredded
8 Cups homemade chicken broth
1 Handful fresh parsley – chopped
1 Teaspoon sage
1 Teaspoon rosemary
1 Teaspoon thyme
1 Tablespoon unrefined salt
2 Cups healthy noodles of choice – we usually use einkorn noodles.

Instructions

Saute all vegetables in butter in large stock pot until soft (6-7 minutes).
Add all ingredients to pot except noodles and chicken.
Simmer for 1 hour over low heat.
While the soup starts simmering, boil your chicken breasts. Shred or dice when cooked and add to pot.
Add noodles and cook until done (5-10 minutes).

Notes

You can tweak this recipe to your liking and add other veggies and herbs. You can save soup in freezer as well.
**Photo credit and recipe link: http://eatrealstaysane.com/chicken-noodle-soup-from-scratch/

Produce progress report – things are growing at a very slow rate due to cold temperatures. Opossum Hollow and Arkansabi Farms both have greens planted and growing. Warmer temps and more sunlight will help get more veggies ready for the market. We really appreciate their efforts to grow year round for our market.

Just a reminder to stock up on chicken so you have plenty in the freezer until R Family begins raising their spring birds.

We appreciate our customers continued support of our local farmers/vendors. Have a great week and see you Saturday!