Chicken is quite rightly one of the best loved meats thoughout the whole world.

It is almost fat free, is an excellent source of protein, highly versatile and plays a starring role in a lot of diet recipes.

For many people, the classic comfort food is chicken soup. It is a adaptable dish and is frequently served to family members who are in poor health, but it is just as effective for weight watchers.

Here is a really delicious chicken soup recipe with a twist for you to make in your own kitchen.

Before we commence, a couple of comments on buying the chicken.

If you can buy an free range chicken, do so, as it will be a purer meat, with less chance of it containing added hormones. It Is also a sound idea from the animal welfare point of view, as many of the chickens sold in supermarkets are bred in conditions that are quite shameful.

Here is the recipe for you.

The ingredient list is as follows:

2 oranges (juice only)
1 Ground Peppercorns (black)
2 onions (chopped and peeled)
3 tablespoons of olive oil
750 ml of chicken stock
10 cloves of garlic (halved)
8 parsnips (either fresh or pre-roasted)
1 teaspoon of salt

Description:

Heat oil in a pan. Place onions and cook until soft. Let 10 minutes pass and then place garlic cloves and the roasted parsnips. Leave some of the parsnips to be added later.

Fry vegetables until they are soft for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir occasionally while adding the parsnips (should be pre-roasted).

Pour the chicken stock into the vegetable mix. Put in some black pepper and salt. Allow to simmer up to 20 minutes. Liquidize this after.

To enhance taste, add seasoning and orange juice.

This recipe serves 6 people as a starter, but you might prefer to serve it as a meal in itself with home made bread, in which case it serves four people comfortably.

If this recipe meets with your approval, you can find a wide variety of for chicken recipes and soup recipes by spending a little time reading through any of the free recipes sites available online.

Cooking at home together~Eating meals at the family table} can be a huge boost to family morale. In these busy days, having a meal together is} often the only opportunity that we get to enjoy some quiet time with our nearest and dearest Home cooking has numerous benefits. It is often a good deal more cost effective, often significantly faster, and, as it causes less car journeys, is a lot greener.

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