Chicken Soup

Name: Chicken Soup
Yield: serves 4. serving size: 1 cup of soup.
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 1/3 cups diced skinless chicken; 1 quart chicken stock; 2/3 teaspoon lemon juice; 1/3 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 cup diced zucchini; 1/4 cup diced yellow squash; 1/4 cup diced green beans; 1/4 cup diced asparagus

December 9, 2011

Cooks' Note

One steaming bowl of chicken soup will be a wonderful way to break your fast in the morning. Also, roasted vegetables (page 96) work deliciously in this soup. Use them in place of the zucchini, squash, green beans, and asparagus.

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