“Vivi! I learn art of fulfillment without eating food!”
—Quan, FFIX
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 4 parsnips, scrubbed and chopped (about 3 cups)
- 1 turnip, scrubbed and diced (about 1½ cups)
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Sea salt, to taste
- 8 cups homemade chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice or long-grain brown rice (about 200 g.)
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 or 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 6 oz. baby bok choy, chopped
- 12 oz. zucchini, chopped (about 3 small/medium zucchinis)
- 10 ounces chopped kale
- ¾ oz. Italian parsley, chopped
- ¾ oz. fresh dill, chopped
- ¼ cup unfiltered apple cider vinegar
Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add parsnips and turnip and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally and reducing heat if the vegetables are browning too quickly.
Add the chicken pieces to the soup pot and sprinkle with salt. Brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add rice, broth, bay leaves, and thyme, and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook about 35 minutes, until rice is tender and chicken is cooked through. Discard bay leaves and thyme sprigs and stir in bok choy, zucchini, and kale. Remove from heat and stir in parsley, dill, and vinegar before serving.
Makes about 8 heaping 1-cup servings. Per serving: 346 calories, 10.7 g. fat, 1.8 g. saturated fat, 1.5 g. poly. fat, 5.9 g. mono. fat, 64.1 mg. cholesterol, 361.2 mg. sodium, 753.2 mg. potassium, 34.6 g. carbohydrates, 5.8 g. fiber, 28.2 g. protein, vitamin A 47%, vitamin C 97%, calcium 11%, iron 13%
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