Homemade Chicken Soup

When the kids are sick, I always make a batch of chicken soup.  I remember growing up my mom always did the same thing, so it's something that goes hand-in-hand to me.

The soup I make is pretty easy and it tastes really good.

Ingredients: 

2lbs of chicken skin and bone in - I used chicken breast and chicken thighs

16 oz of chicken stalk

8 cups of water

1 onion

2 cloves of garlic

2 Chayote (green squash)

1 can of diced tomatoes

1 bag frozen vegetable soup mix veggies 

1 bag of Roma blend frozen veggies

Salt

Pepper

And any other spices you'd like

I start off by chopping the onion, garlic and adding it to a big pot with chicken stalk, water and chicken - bring to a boil.  Once boiling bring down to a simmer for about an hour

In the meantime I chop up the chayote 

I take the chicken out, discard the skin and bones and shred the chicken with a fork and add back to the pot.  At this time I add my veggies and bring to a boil.  I love using frozen veggies because they're fresh and I don't have to spend the time chopping up a bunch of veggies.  You can use any veggie combo you'd like.

Seasonings I used for the soup

Season soup and let boil for another 30 min and serve.  We usually make some garlic bread on the side - yummy!

Hope you enjoy!