Immune Boosting Chicken and Rice Soup - Healthy World Cuisine

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion (diced)
• 2 tablespoon ginger (fresh grated (or 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger))
• 4 cloves garlic (crushed and minced)
• 1 teaspoon red chili peppers (fresh minced or 1/2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes (optional/ hold if you have a fever))
• 1 teaspoon turmeric (dried, ground )
• 12 ounces chicken breasts (chopped or 3 small breasts)
• 1 cup carrots (diced)
• 1 cup celery (diced)
• 1 cup white rice (uncooked (we used jasmine) and rinsed)
• Salt and pepper (to taste)
• 10 cups Chicken bone broth (or chicken stock (gluten-free if needed))
• 3 whole bay leaves (dried)
• 2 cups spinach (chopped or leafy green vegetable of choice (optional))