Lemon Chicken Soup
- 1 large head garlic, cut in 1/2 horizontally through cloves
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken stock
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice, plus thin slices for garnishing
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves, plus more for garnishing
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, preferably organic, cut into bite-size pieces
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Put the garlic halves, cut side down, on a sheet of aluminum foil on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Add 2 tablespoons chicken stock and wrap the foil around the garlic, keeping the cut sides flat on the sheet tray.
- Roast until the garlic is very soft, about 30 minutes.
- Remove the garlic from the oven and let stand until cool enough to handle.
- Squeeze the soft garlic from the head with your fingers into a large saucepan.
- Whisk in 1 cup of the stock to loosen the garlic paste and put the pot over medium-high heat.
- Add the remaining stock, lemon juice, and chopped tarragon; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and add the chicken.
- Cover and cook until the chicken is just cooked through, about 9 to 12 minutes.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with thin slices of lemon and a sprinkle of fresh tarragon leaves.
garlic, lowsodium, lemon juice, tarragon, salt, chicken breasts
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/claire-robinson/lemon-chicken-soup-recipe.html (may not work)