Greek Lemon Chicken Soup

This is the perfect soup to whip up at home for a cold, snowy day! This recipe makes about 6-8 servings and it takes all of 30 minutes to make.   Ingredients:

• 10 cups low-sodium chicken broth 
• 3 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 sweet onion
• 1 large lemon, zested
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
• 1/3 cup chopped chive
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

• Place the olive oil in a large 6-8 quart sauce pot over medium-low heat. Peel the onion. Then quarter it and slice into thin strips. Once the oil is hot, saute the onion and minced garlic for 3-4 minutes to soften. Add the chicken stock, chicken breasts, lemon zest, and crushed red pepper to the pot. Raise the heat to high, cover, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium, then simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper to taste. Simmer another 5 minutes. Then turn the heat off. Using tongs, remove the two chicken breasts from the pot. Use a fork and the tongs to shred the chicken. Then place it back in the pot. Stir in the chopped chive. Taste and salt and pepper as needed. Serve warm.