Best Immune Boosting Recipes
Best Immune Boosting Recipes
You’ve have gotta check out my 3 favorite immune boosting recipes that you and your entire family will love. They are super simple and super yummy. You don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen to create any of these delicious and nutritious dishes. And what better way to fight the flu bug but with garlic and onion soup, lemony chicken soup and roasted brussels sprouts? Be sure to double up on the soup recipes so that you can freeze a few containers for an easy “go-to” during the flu season.
Immune Booster Garlic and Onion Soup
Ingredients:
2 white or yellow onions
4 cloves garlic
8 cups bone or vegetable broth
1 bay leaf
1 sprig rosemary
1 1/2 TBSP olive oil
sea salt to taste
Directions:
Step 1:
Roast Garlic: Preheat oven to 400°F. Peel and discard the papery outer layers of the whole garlic bulbs, leaving intact the skins of the individual cloves of garlic. Using a sharp knife to cut 1/4 to 1/2 inch from the top of cloves, exposing the individual cloves of garlic. Place the garlic heads in a baking pan, cut side up. Drizzle a couple teaspoons of olive oil over each exposed head, using your fingers to rub the olive oil over all the cut, exposed garlic cloves. Cover the bulb with aluminum foil. Bake at 400°F for 30-35 minutes or until the cloves feel soft when pressed. Allow the garlic to cool enough so you can touch it without burning yourself. Use a small knife cut the skin slightly around each clove. Use a cocktail fork or your fingers to pull or squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of their skins.
Step 2:
Slice onions and add them to a heated skillet with the olive oil. Cook onions on medium-high heat until they become translucent and begin to caramelize.
Step 3:
Add broth and roasted garlic. Puree with immersion blender. Add the rosemary and bay leaf. Stir them in, cover, and let simmer for about ten minutes. Remove bay leaf and rosemary sprigs before serving.
Lemony Greek Chicken Soup
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 cup finely diced onion
3/4 tsp. sea salt
½ cup finely diced celery
¼ tsp. dried oregano
6 cups chicken stock
½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tsp. lemon zest
2 eggs
¼ cup fresh mint, finely chopped
¼ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 cup shredded cooked organic chicken breast or rotisserie chicken
Freshly ground pepper
Lemon slices
Directions:
Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat, then add the onion and a pinch of salt and sauté until translucent, about 4 minutes. Stir in the celery, oregano, and ¼ tsp of salt, and sauté for about 30 seconds. Pour in the broth and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and maintain a simmer.
In a medium size bowl whisk the egg yolks, lemon juice and lemon zest together. Now, here’s the tricky part called tempering; slowly ladle some of the soup into the bowl and stir so the egg makes the soup nice and “creamy” without curdling. Then stir egg mixture slowly into the simmering soup (do not return to a boil). Stir in the mint, parsley, pepper, and ½ teaspoon of salt. Add the shredded chicken and serve with lemon slices and ground pepper.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
From Allrecipes
Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts, ends trimmed and yellow leaves removed
• 3 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place trimmed Brussels sprouts, olive oil, kosher salt, and pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Seal tightly, and shake to coat. Place into a baking dish and place on center oven rack. Roast in the preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes, turning sprouts every 5 to 7 minutes for even browning. Reduce heat when necessary to prevent burning.
Brussels sprouts should be dark brown, almost black, when done. Adjust seasoning with kosher salt, if necessary. Serve immediately.
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And last, do you need more immune boosting recipes and ideas to keep you and your family feeling terrific during the flu season and beyond? I have them and I love sharing them too! Contact me to set up a complementary strategy session today!