Chicken Soup with Collard Greens and Coconut Milk

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This recipe is a riff on my favorite chicken soup. It’s super nutritious and very soul-satisfying, two characteristics I definitely look for in a soup. Because kale has been getting so much love on this blog lately, I decided to try something different and used collards in this recipe.

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You can use any dark green leafy vegetable that you like. Remember that dark leafy greens are mineral powerhouses. Make sure to use local and organic ingredients (including the chicken), whenever possible.

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Remember not to discard your picked over chicken bones; store them in the freezer so that you can make chicken stock.

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Chicken Soup with Collard Greens and Coconut Milk

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 chicken whole, approximately 3-4 lbs.
  • 1 onion peeled and chopped
  • 4 carrots peeled and chopped
  • 1 bunch collard greens rinsed and chopped
  • 1/2 bunch parsley fresh, minced
  • coconut milk for serving; about 2 tbsp per bowl
  • Sriracha or Sambal Oelek (garlic chili sauce)  for serving; optional
  • 1 green onion minced, for serving; optional
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil and butter in a large soup pot. Place chicken in the pot and allow to sear for a minute or so on each side. Add a little water if necessary to prevent the chicken from burning. Add chopped onion and cook for a minute or two, moving the chicken around, again adding a little water to prevent burning.
  • Add the rest of the chopped carrot and celery, and then add enough water to cover the chicken (about 10 cups). Bring to a boil, skim any foam that rises to the top, and then reduce heat to lowest setting. Simmer for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the chicken is cooked through. Add the collards and parsley to the soup about 5 minutes before it has finished cooking.
  • Turn off heat. Carefully remove the chicken and allow to cool in a separate bowl.
  • If you are going to be serving all of the soup right away, you’ll want to remove the meat from the chicken bones and add it back into the soup (make sure you don’t burn yourself).
  • If you are eating just some of the soup right away, I suggest taking the meat off the chicken and then storing it in the refrigerator to add back into individual servings of soup. You can also reserve some of the chicken for another use.
  • Just before serving, mix 2 or more tablespoons of coconut milk into each bowl of soup. Add sriracha or garlic chili sauce to taste and sprinkle with minced green onions, if desired.

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