Cure for what ails you.....

This post is recycled from a couple of years ago. It's yummy. Make some then eat it. And wash your hands. 

Ok, once more. Make your own bone broth from some chicken. It's not that hard AND it makes your food so much yummier. AND you are going to get some great nutrition. 

Bone broth is easy. Save the bones from your roasted chicken, put them in your crockpot with water and a splash of apple cider vinegar, cook for 24-48 hours, drain and store. 

Chicken (I either use a whole chicken or chicken thighs.). 
Grassfed butter or chicken fat
1 large Yellow onion - chopped
4 Whole carrots (big ones not those baby ones. WITH skin) – cut into half inch pieces
3 Celery Stalks – cut into half inch pieces
1/2 Tsp of Celtic Sea salt
1/4 Tsp of white pepper
1/8 Tsp of chili powder
1 Tsp of Garlic Powder
2 cups of Summer Squash (I like the starburst or yellow squash) cut into big bite sized chucks
Big Apple – cut into small pieces (all your veggies should be cut to about the same size but, the apple pieces should be half the size of the veggie pieces)
Chicken broth

Roast the chicken. As I am lazy (or we can say busy. Yeah, let’s stick with busy), I roast the chicken in the crockpot. I leave the skin on and just add salt and pepper. After the chicken is done roasting, you will need to pull all that tender chicken off the bones. Keep all the drippings. Seriously, if you skip that step, I can’t help you. You can roast the chicken at any time and then just throw it in the refrigerator until ready to make your soup.  KEEP THE DRIPPINGS. Also, keep the fat. 

In a pot, over medium heat, melt a nice spoonful of your chicken fat. Really? No chicken fat? You are not making this easy. Next time, ok? Heat butter. Add onions, carrots and celery. Saute about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock and spices. Once it is simmering, add the squash and apple. Add the drippings from when you roasted the chicken. 
Simmer until carrots are done to your preference. Toss in the chicken that has been removed from the bone. 

Have a nice bowl of soup, then call your mom and say something nice, Mom (yeah, I'm not your mom)