Chicken and Spelt Soup with Greens

Name: Chicken and Spelt Soup with Greens
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 (3 1/4-pound) chicken, rinsed and drained; 1 carrot, peeled and chopped; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 1 yellow onion, skin on, quartered; 1 leek, chopped; 2 fresh bay leaves; 1 head garlic, halved crosswise; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns; 2 liters water; 1 cup spelt; 2 stalks celery, trimmed and chopped, extra; 10 1/2 ounces broccolini, florets trimmed and stalk chopped; Sea salt and cracked black pepper; 3 1/2 ounces green beans, trimmed and chopped; 1 3/4 ounces baby kale leaves (about 3/4 cup); 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest; Baby lemon balm leaves, to serve

Chicken and Spelt Soup with Greens was pinched from <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chicken-and-spelt-soup-with-greens-56390070" target="_blank">www.epicurious.com.</a>

"This is one of my all-time favorite chicken soup recipes—it's packed with so many nutritious greens as well as wholesome spelt, with a touch of zesty lemon. It never fails to make you feel great from the inside out...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 (3 1/4-pound) chicken, rinsed and drained

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1 carrot, peeled and chopped

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1 stalk celery, chopped

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1 yellow onion, skin on, quartered

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1 leek, chopped

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2 fresh bay leaves

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1 head garlic, halved crosswise

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1 teaspoon black peppercorns

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2 liters water

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1 cup spelt

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2 stalks celery, trimmed and chopped, extra

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10 1/2 ounces broccolini, florets trimmed and stalk chopped

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Sea salt and cracked black pepper

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3 1/2 ounces green beans, trimmed and chopped

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1 3/4 ounces baby kale leaves (about 3/4 cup)

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1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest

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Baby lemon balm leaves, to serve

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