Everyone needs a good detox now and again. I’m sure we can all admit, that we probably over did it in the indulgent food department over the past couple of months. Our bodies need a little healthy break after all that goodness. This is a clean and simple recipe that is warm and soothing. It can be sipped for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Adding in a lean protein and vegetables would make it a perfect meal. You can freeze it in ice-cube trays that are easy to heat up anytime. I got this recipe from Giada’s Feel Good Food Cookbook. It’s full of delicious and healthy recipes. It’s necessary to mix those in once in a while 😉 Balance in everything, right?
Let me show you just how easy this recipe is.
Prep your veggies and spices.
Pour 6 cups of water to a medium pot. Add in chicken, veggies and spices. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
Strain broth, reserving chicken and vegetables for another use.
How easy is that! Cheers to a healthier you!
- 1 (12-ounce) bone-in, skinless chicken breast
- 2 medium carrots, peeled & chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 1 Inch fresh ginger, peeled & chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 shallots, thinly sliced
- 6 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 8 whole black peppercorns
- ⅛ tsp ground cloves
- 1 dried bay leaf
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- Combine all ingredients in a medium pot.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat & simmer for 1 hour.
- Strain the liquid, reserving the chicken & vegetables for another use.
- Cool the broth & refrigerate for up to 2 days & freeze for up to 1 month.
I love everything from cake to kale. Life is all about balance. I like to live, laugh and love to the fullest! Our time is too short not to enjoy ourselves.
I need to detox. The broth sounds wonderful, kind of like Pho broth. Yum and I think I could sustain myself on that all day.
I need about 10 detoxes, haha! It’s very similar to Pho broth which I just adore. It’s perfect for sipping all day.
Love it! 🙂
Thank you!
I have Giada’s new cookbook too. Quite different from all of her other cookbooks 🙂
I agree, it is a lot different from her others with all the beauty and fitness tips.
Yes, I should do this…and why not, it sounds really good!
It’s actually pretty good, considering it’s just broth 😉
Love Giada, sad to see her marriage and longgggggg relationship with Todd come to an end. Have her new cookbook also and agree with Judi it’s different but enjoyable read through. Keep up the great job my friend.Your Tk and BB always, Cheryl
It was an enjoyable read! Thank you so very much 🙂
Just got over the flu and all I wanted while sick was plain broth. This would have been fantastic! Definitely going to make & freeze some to keep on hand, thanks Sarah!
Glad you’re feeling better. It’s really great to keep on hand 🙂