Nourish Appalachia

Chicken & White Bean Soup

Ingredients

2cups cooked cannellini or other white beansrinsed and drained
1Tablespoon Coconut oilolive oil, or grass fed butter
10oz organic chicken pulled from the bone
2cups (zucchinidiced)
2 stalks celerydiced
2 carrotsdiced
1 oniondiced
1cup fresh herbs (sagebasil, parsley, rosemary, thyme), chopped plus whole basil leaves for garnish
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2cups arugulaor other greens
3cups organic chicken brothreserved from cooking chicken bones

Instructions

Chop onion, carrot, celery and zucchini into bite size pieces
Heat the oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat.
Add veggies to pot and sauté until tender.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
Place in stock pot, cook, turning once, until firm to the touch and meat is white through-out, about 5-7 minutes per side.
Add broth and beans to veggies and chicken.
Place lid on pot and simmer for 10 min.
Add arugula or other greens to pot 5 min before serving.