Chicken and spring vegetable soup - Canada's Food Guide

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ L (5 cups) water
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 mL (½ tsp) whole black peppercorns
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 15 mL (1 tbsp) lemon juice
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 225 g/½ lb)
• ¼ head cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 head broccoli, cut into small florets
• 1 carrot, thinly sliced
• 125 mL (½ cup) sliced mushrooms
• Salt to taste