Wholesome Chicken Broth with 

Ginger and Thyme

With my big post-Winter/pre-Summer bikini diet still in full swing, I am always looking to create simple and delicious recipes that will make me feel good, without adding an inch to my waistline. 

And with this recipe for chicken broth infused with refreshing flavours of thyme and ginger, I am definitely onto a winner. 

It maybe Spring, but the rainy blizzards of Winter are yet to depart from our doorsteps, creating a yearning for wholesome and warming dishes that will keep these unwelcoming cold temperatures at bay. 

This is the perfect recipe for those on diets and detox, as there's nothing in it to make you feel guilty, whereby a second helping on this occasion, will make you feel good!

Serves 4 (with the possibility of leftovers for another rainy day)

Ingredients

3 plump free-range chicken breasts, cut into strips

2 litres of good chicken stock

2 garlic cloves, crushed 

1 large onion, peeled and roughly chopped 

1 leek, peeled and roughly chopped

1 carrot, peeled and chopped

Half a spring cabbage, outer leaves removed and roughly chopped 

1 can of mixed beans, drained 

Bunch of fresh parsley, stalks removed, roughly chopped

Bunch of fresh thyme, stalks removed 

Fresh ginger, cut into 2x 2cm pieces 

1 lemon, juice and zest

Salt & Pepper

Method

Pour the stock into a large saucepan and add all the vegetables, chicken, ginger, thyme and both lemon juice and zest. Bring to the boil and simmer on a medium heat for half an hour, by which point all the ingredients would have cooked and released flavour. 

Season with salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with the chopped parsley before serving.