Flu Busting Soup
Cold and flu season is coming, but don’t let it catch you off guard! Be smart, be prepared, and give you immune systems a little extra love. This soup is your way of saying, 'not today, sniffles!'
Servings 5 servings
Calories 23kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups low sodium vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 1- inch ginger grated
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- 3 cloves of garlic finely chopped or pressed
- 1 lemon juiced
Instructions
- In a medium pot, combine broth, water, ginger, cayenne pepper, thyme, and garlic. Bring to a boil, turn the heat down and simmer on low for 10 minutes.
- Turn heat off, and let cool and steep for 15 minutes. Strain solids out through a fine mesh strainer. Stir in lemon juice.
Notes
You don't have to peel the ginger for this recipe.
Keep soup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
This soup can be made ahead of time and frozen so that all you have to do is reheat it when you aren't feeling well.
Recipe makes about 5 cups of broth soup.
Nutrition
Calories: 23kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 48IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.2mg
