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Chicken Quinoa Soup

So the other night we made up this Chicken Quinoa soup and it was good! I had been meaning to make the soup for a few weeks but we finally pulled everything together. We will have to make this again. If you're familiar with chicken bog, this is pretty similar.  Here is a link to the original recipe on active.com.  You can make it with our without chicken, I think it would be good either way.We didn't have mushrooms or celery but we did have potatoes and broccoli. Also, we felt that the recipe on this website called for too much liquid. I like my soups thick and hearty and the standard ratio for quinoa is 2:1 (water:quinoa). So we cut the liquid down to 3 cups and it turned out great. I mean really good. As in it was difficult to try and save some for lunch the next day. 
Feel free to use whatever vegetables you have around the house. Peas, beans, asparagus, cauliflower, etc. Just be sure to think about cooking times for each vegetable. Something like green peas or broccoli, don't need to be cooked as long as the carrots, potatoes or cauliflower. I threw the broccoli in towards the end of the cooking process. 
Also, if you are simmering it, and you see that it is getting too thick or too dry, feel free to add a bit more water or broth. I would say add it 1/2 a cup at a time to be on the safe side. 

Chicken Quinoa Soup

2 t oil
1 onion, diced
2 carrots, sliced
1/2 lb chicken, sliced
2 yukon gold potatoes, diced
1 head of broccoli, broken into bite-sized pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 c. broth
1 c. quinoa
4 sprigs thyme
s & p

 Heat butter and oil in a pot; in pot, season onion, carrots, and potatoes with salt and pepper and cook for six minutes. Add raw chicken and cook five minutes. Add garlic, broth, quinoa, and thyme, and any extra salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer about 15 minutes, till quinoa is tender. Optional toppings are hot sauce and fresh parsley.


Since I'll probably make this again soon, I'll try and take a picture of it. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. If you happen to make it and take a picture, feel free to share it with me and I'll post it on here (with credit, of course)!
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