Mr. B. and I were both under the weather this week – he had a cold, and I think I was suffering from a general malaise thanks to 24 hours straight rain the other day. Or maybe I’m getting his cold. Meh.
I spent most of Wednesday playing Candy Crush Saga on my iPhone and watching season 4 of Californication. That show is so messed up and I will never be able to eat anything with clams in it now. You can thank the character Marcy. If you don’t know what I’m referring to here, I recommend tuning in, because I’m not writing it down. I find the show equal parts hilarious and disgusting and can’t stop watching. Anyways.
When you’re sick you rest, and you eat chicken noodle soup.
I wasn’t about to subject us to a day of canned soup, so I ran over to the grocery store and picked up this pretty little chicken.
Buying a rotisserie chicken from the deli section takes out a huge chunk of cooking time (so I could get back to my Californication…) The only thing that would make it better for me would be if I could buy a boneless chicken cause I really, really hate the bones. Makes me not want to eat meat. Oh well, I will get over it one day.
I found this recipe and it was a good start for the kind of soup I wanted to make. Poor hubs was all down and out, so I had to cook quietly and quickly and I didn’t have any of his magical sous chef skills at my disposal. All you really need is two large pots and a colander. We like our vegetables crunchy, but if you want them softer, just saute them for a few minutes with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
adapted from Mom Advice
Spicy Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
This soup is spicy, just to give you a heads up. It heated the disease right out of us. Adjust the seasonings if you are not too big on spice, or add more lemon juice.
Happy souping,
JennyB