I made this while I was sick and dramatic and wandering around in sweatpants like a Victorian ghost, and honestly? It slapped. So here’s my loose, chaotic, emotionally healing recipe for sick day chicken soup:
🧄 Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts (or thighs if you're feeling sexy)
2 stalks of celery
2 carrots
½ a big sweet yellow onion
Fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary, flat-leaf parsley)
1–2 tbsp butter
Splash of olive oil
1 tbsp flour (optional, for that stew-ish thickness)
1–2 tbsp pre-chopped garlic (or crush your own if you’re superior)
Salt & pepper to taste
Paprika, onion powder, garlic salt, white pepper, celery seed
32 oz chicken bone broth
A glug of dry white wine (I used Sauvignon Blanc)
Soy sauce (for umami)
Hot sauce (for drama)
🔪 Instructions:
Mirepoix that bitch
Rough chop ½ a big yellow onion, 2 carrots, and 2 celery stalks. Doesn't need to be fancy—just not fingerless. Keep your knuckles in mind unless you're aiming for a body part in the stew.Chicken time
Slice chicken breasts however you want (thin strips, cubes, abstract). Season with salt, pepper, and if you’re feeling it, toss in a tablespoon of flour. Brown them in a Dutch oven with some olive oil until they get a little color, then set aside. No need to overthink it. We're sick.Melt and sauté
Toss in butter to the hot pan. Add your mirepoix and a little salt. Sauté until soft-ish. Deglaze with that splash of wine and scrape up all the flavor bits from the pan.Season like a witch
Toss in garlic (I used lazy jar garlic, sue me), paprika, celery seed, onion powder, garlic salt, white pepper, and all your chopped herbs. Mix that potion.Reunite the chickens
Add your chicken back in. Pour in the entire 32 oz carton of bone broth. Bring it to a simmer.Simmer down
Let it cook low and slow for 20–30 mins while you scroll on your phone and forget you were cooking. Stir occasionally, taste, adjust salt/pepper.Spicy secrets
Add a splash of soy sauce and a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce. Helps with the sinuses. Helps with ~life~.Serve
Eat it straight from the pot in your sweatpants. Or pour it into a cute bowl if you’re feeling photogenic.
🖤 Notes from the Sick Kitchen:
I made this while half-dead and horny for comfort food. It's not fancy. It's not revolutionary. But it hits.
Trader Joe’s has a pre-chopped mirepoix if you wanna cheat. I won't judge you. I’ll probably love you more.
The trash plate or bag is essential.
Optional garnish: a fuckin’ blanket, Netflix, and me in your ears.
Hope this nourishes your little soul. I love a dirty soup made with clean hands and no plan.
Let me know if you make it… or if you want a video of me chopping like a French maniac again.
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—A