A Tasty Chicken And Spring Vegetable Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 pounds chicken ( breast, thighs or legs (bone in))
• 3 quarts pure water
• 1 pound asparagus (woody parts of the stems cut off, the rest cut into 1-inch pieces)
• 1/2 pound snow peas (cut off tips and remove the tough string)
• 1/2 yellow onion (thinly sliced)
• 2 russet potatoes (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 2 cups water cress (ends cut off)
• 3 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 2 tablespoons grass-fed butter
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (freshly ground )