Bone-Building Chicken Wild Rice Soup Recipe | Gluten Free

Ingredients

• 1 whole, free-range chicken
• 4 quarts cold filtered water
• 2 T. vinegar
• 2 large onions, coarsely chopped
• 3 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 4 celery stalks with leaves, coarsely chopped
• 4 peeled garlic cloves
• 2 well-washed coarsely chopped leeks
• 3 parsnips, coarsely chopped
• 3 bay leaves
• 4 to 5 fresh sprigs thyme, or 2 tsp. dried thyme
• 10 whole black peppercorns
• 1 bunch parsley
• 2 quarts chicken stock
• 2 c. cooked chicken
• 2 onions, chopped
• 3 c. celery, chopped
• 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1 c. frozen peas
• 1 c. green beans
• 2 c. fresh spinach
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2½ c. wild rice, cooked
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 2 tsp. sea salt
• ½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper