When you have a cold or the flu, and it is the season. You don’t want to take cold medicines, or they make you strung out and drowsy, this is an alternative that I use. The lemongrass has a menthol like effect and clears out your nasal passages and makes you feel really good. Also there is some proof that Chicken soup really does help with a cold. Lastly, this tastes great and you don’t have to have a cold to eat it!
Ingredients
- Chicken Broth (~ 14 oz) – When you make a recipe that uses cooked chicken, cover with just enough water to in a pan just big enough, then boil till the chicken is done and you will come out with a very rich chicken broth. If the chicken has bones, it will be richer. Save this for later when you make soup.
- Chunks of Chicken Meat about 1/2 cooked chicken breast.
- Two Lemongrass leafs cut into 1/2 pieces
- Orzo Noodles, cooked. About 4 tbsp.
- 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp Salt
Directions
Heat the chicken broth with the lemongrass while boiling the Orzo Noodles. Add salt and pepper into the broth along. After the broth has been heated remove the lemongrass, it will be too tough to eat. Then when the orzo noodles are cooked, if the both is really rich pour off as much of the water as you can without pouring out the noodles and add noddles and rest of the water into the broth, but if it is not really rich strain the noodles and add them to the broth. Eat and enjoy. If you have a cold the lemongrass will act as a decongestant.
Vegan/Vegetarian Adjustments: The lemongrass is what makes this so the Vegan/Vegetarian alternatives can work. Use one of the Chicken Meat substitutes. (Beyond Meat Southwest Chicken Free Strips, 12 Ounce — 8 per case.
