Summer Chicken Soup

Dreaming of cooler weather. Yes, I am that person who doesn’t love Summer. I do love the flowers and having a garden and NOT having to shovel snow, but the heat. We have been in the 90s for I don’t know how many days in Denver. We had one “cooler” day in the 80s which prompted me to make this summer chicken soup. It has the perfect combination of chicken soup with a summer freshness.

While soup may seem like a meal that is only meant for the Fall or Winter, it’s not. Soup can be eaten year round if you incorporate what’s in “season,” and really take into account when, and what meal you are eating it for. Soup is perfect for that one summer day that’s a little cooler, or maybe for when you are camping. Be creative. Think outside the box and enjoy the abundance of summer vegetables around you.

I kept our soup very simple with few ingredients and lots of broth. You could definitely add more vegetables in it or a larger amount of chicken or white beans if you don’t want a broth-y soup or maybe you just want more sustenance to your meal.

Soup Additions:

If you are going to add more, I would add fresh zucchini and then fresh tomatoes. Don’t add the fresh tomatoes in until the end though with the cilantro, and don’t add the zucchini until towards the end of letting the soup simmer. If you ask me, one of the worst things in life is having mushy vegetables. Adding the zucchini in for the last 5-10 minutes will allow it to cook, but not get mushy. I hope you enjoy this soup as much as we did.

Summer Chicken Soup