Chicken, Sweet Potato and Shiitake Kale Soup

This super nourishing and immune-boosting Soup is Whole30, Paleo and of course Clean Eating Approved. It's full of nutritious spices and veggies, like ginger and garlic so you can feel your best all season long. Best part, do it all in one pot!

Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken (I used 2 breasts but anything will do, even pre-cooked)

• 1 tbsp Umami or other multipurpose seasoning of choice.

• 2 tablespoons Sesame oil

• 1 medium yellow Onion, diced

• 7 cloves Garlic (or 3 jumbo cloves), minced

• 1 tablespoons fresh Ginger (about 1 inch bulb), minced

• 2-3 medium Sweet Potatoes or yams, diced (about 2 cups)

• 1 8oz Shiitake Mushrooms, wiped and sliced

• 1 /2 bunch Lacinato Kale, separate stems & leaves and chop (you’re using both)

• 2 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt

• 1 teaspoon Black Pepper

• 2- 32oz Chicken bone broth plus more if you’d like more broth (less chunky)

• 3 bay leaves

• 1 tablespoon Coconut Aminos

• 4-6 Cilantro or Scallions, chopped/sliced for garnish

• 2-4 teaspoons toasted Sesame Oil, for garnish

• pinches of Fleur De Sel Sea Salt, for garnish

How To:

1. Pre-season chicken and chop veggies.

2. In a large stock pot, heat 2 tbsp sesame oil over medium heat. Add the chicken and brown for 3-4minutes. Then flip and repeat. Cover the pot and cook Chicken until done (which will depend on thickness. Mine was ~6 minutes). Remove chicken from pot and set aside.

3. Add onion, garlic and ginger to the pot and saute until fragrant.

4. Add the sweet potatoes and kale stems, stir and saute until tender ~6 minutes.

5. While the potatoes cook, slice up your chicken into bite sized pieces. If any pieces are slightly pink don’t worry, you can add them to fishing the cooking process.

6. Add the Shiitake mushrooms (and any uncooked pieces of chicken) and seasoning. Then add the bone broth and bay leaves. Bring the soup to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes to develop the flavor.

7. Add kale leaves, remaining chicken and 1 tbsp coconut aminos. Cook until leaves are tender ~5 minutes. and then your ✅. Check seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper as needed.

8. Garnish bowls of soup with fresh squeezed lemon, toasted sesame oil, scallions, and fresh cracked pepper.*

Note

Can also be done in a crock pot! How? Just layer chicken, onions, garlic-ginger, kale stems, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, broth, seasoning. Set on low for 5-6 hours, 3 hours on high. 15 minutes before you wanna eat add the kale leaves. boom!

Garnish bowls prior to serving and please enjoy with your loved ones.