Chicken Quinoa Soup

I had to share this recipe for Chicken Quinoa Soup.  I made turkey noodle soup for my family a couple of days ago and because I am trying to cut back (out) white flour, I didn't want to eat any homemade noodles.  I had just bought 2 lbs of quinoa "pilaf" from a health food store. I have never eaten quinoa before and didn't know if I would like it, but thought I would substitute the noodles with it.

It turned out SO good. I actually liked it better than with noodles, but I think that's because there are herbs and spices (large chunks of peppercorns, dried onion, parsley and garlic) in the quinoa that I bought, which added great flavour to the soup.  It is called "Western Medley" by the company, Dan-D-Pak.


Recipe;

Cook

1/2 onion chopped
1 stalk of celery chopped
1 carrot sliced (I used 1/4 c dehydrated carrots.
10 sliced mushrooms (optional)

in 2 tsp coconut oil.

Once cooked, add

1/4 c quinoa, 1 tsp chicken soup base and 1/4c + 2 Tbsp water.  Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 15 mins.  When time is done, take off heat and let sit for 5 mins.  This was the directions for the quinoa I bought, but I think they might be different for regular quinoa. Just cook according to your package.

Then add 2 tsp dried parsley, salt & pepper, 1 c chopped, cooked chicken and 1 1/2 litres of chicken stock.  Cook until hot.

Makes 4 pints (about 8 cups) of soup.  I froze the jars, so when I make soup for the fam, I can take out one of these and enjoy!


By the way, did you notice I stored the soup in canning jars?  I have started doing this because;

1.  Glass is not as toxic as used sour cream containers (which is what I tend to use).
2.  I can see what is in the jars and totally not forget what I have in the fridge.  This is HUGE for me. We waste so much food because I forget about it.
3. Glass jars are safe for the freezer, as long as you leave 1 - 2 inches of head space.
4. You can warm up the contents right in the jar.
5.  I have so many jars, why not use them.
6.  And ... I love the the way they look!
 

This post is linked up to; Sunny Simple Life