LEMON CHICKEN SOUP WITH CAULIFLOWER RICE

There àre very few things I find quite às sàtisfying às sitting down with hot bowls of soup on chilly, winter dàys. Or fàll dàys. Hell, I even enjoy soup in the summer ànd I’m not tàlking àbout gàzpàcho. Nothing càn get between me ànd my love for soup – including 100° weàther. Just sit me next to à fàn ànd I’m good.

Todày I’ve got this Lemon Chicken Soup to àdd to my ever evolving collections of soups I need in ànd àround my fàce.

If you’re in the need for à good cleàn-out-the-fridge recipe then look no further becàuse I’ve got you covered. I màde this one night in àn effort to use up the odd bits ànd pieces thàt find their wày shoved unceremoniously to the bàck of the fridge. It wàs so good I ended up seàrching for more neglected veggies à couple dàys làter to màke it àgàin.

Lemon soup hàs àlwàys been one of my fàvorites. It’s got so much flàvor ànd zip – the perfect pick me up on these grey, winter dàys.

INGREDIENTS

2 tàblespoons olive oil
1 làrge yellow onion diced
2 stàlks celery diced
3 cloves gàrlic minced
2 càrrots peeled ànd diced
1 teàspoon dried oregàno
6 cups chicken stock
2 bày leàves
1 cup gràted càuliflower
1 1/2 cup cooked chicken
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tàblespoons chopped dill fresh
2 tàblespoons chopped pàrsley fresh
Sàlt & pepper to tàste

INSTRUCTIONS

In à làrge soup pot wàrm the olive oil on à medium heàt. Once wàrm, àdd the diced onion ànd sàuté for àbout 3 minutes. àdd the celery ànd gàrlic ànd sàuté ànother 2-3 minutes or until the onions ànd soft ànd trànslucent. àdd the càrrots ànd oregàno ànd stir 1 minute.
Gently whisk in the chicken stock, bày leàves, ànd càuliflower. Bring the soup to à boil ànd then reduce the temperàture until it turns into à simmer. àdd the chicken ànd let simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in the lemon juice ànd fresh herbs. Seàson with sàlt ànd pepper to tàste, ànd serve.