15 Soups That Will Actually Cure Your Cold

1. Coconut Ginger Carrot Soup

Creamy is where this incredible coconut ginger carrot soup recipe goes. Have your heard so many delicious flavors in one recipe title? Even better, this soup is an amazing immunity-booster just in time for cold and flu season.

2. Immune Boosting Vegetable Soup

Tis the season for colds, flus, and sickey germs everywhere. This supremely flexible ingredient soup is the perfect antidote to all that.

3. Flu Fighter Chicken Noodle

Loaded with good for you ingredients and full of flavor – this absolutely delicious chicken noodle soup makes for a wonderful dinner! It’s also a tasty remedy for battling off a nasty cold or flu!

4. 5 Ingredient White Chicken Chili

All you need are few simple ingredients to create this delicious 5-Ingredient Easy White Chicken Chili recipe. You can make it quickly on the stove, or let it simmer all day in your slow cooker.

5. Healing Green Tea and Chickpea Soup

This recipe is for a marvelous, healing soup with some cold-fighting garlic-y tortilla triangles for dipping. It’s a triple-carb affair (naturally) because your body needs the fuel so, yes, now is the time to eat chickpeas, pasta and bread in one meal. There are veggies in there too and it’s the perfect base to add some shredded chicken or tofu to if you desire.

6. Roasted Carrot Ginger

Besides the vigor added from the fresh ginger, the flavoring of this soup comes from a little bit of ground coriander and allspice. Simple.

7. 15-Minute Coconut Curry Noodle Soup

Despite the speediness of its assembly, this soup has an amazingly complex, flavor. Enjoy the richness of the coconut milk, the spicy of the curry paste, the tangy bite of the lime to the funky awesomeness of the fish sauce.

8. Roasted Carrot and Sweet Potato Turmeric Soup

This roasted carrot and sweet potato soup is warm, comfy, and healing for the soul. And with turmeric – a natural anti-inflammatory will ease all pain.

9. Turmeric Miso Soup with Shiitakes, Turnips and Soba Noodles

To “cleanse” your body of toxins is to treat it well. By that, we mean more fruits and vegetables, clean food free of preservatives, and more home-cooked meals. We know the thought of making a home-cooked meal can be daunting, given busy schedules and such. But what if you could make this delicious (and healthy) soup in 20 minutes?

10. Turmeric Broth Detox Soup

Make this fragrant detoxing Turmeric broth, then make the soup your own. This one meal can easily be made in 30 minutes or less! If you feel like slurping, add in some rice noodles, chickpeas and kale

11. Cleansing Detox Soup

This oil-free Cleansing Detox Soup is packed with all the good stuff, and by good stuff we mean immune-boosting natural remedies like fresh lemon juice, fresh zingy ginger, bright turmeric, balancing cinnamon, and a touch of spicy cayenne. Detoxifying vegetables and leafy greens like kale, broccoli, celery and carrots will cleanse, nourish and make you feel whole.

12. Golden Beet and Fennel Soup

This Golden Beet and Fennel Soup is an earthy creamy healthful soup. full of nutrients and fiber. Not only is this golden beet soup not red, it also hits the spot on a cold winter’s day. BOOMshakalaka!

13. Thai Yam Soup with Lemongrass and Ginger

Vegan and gluten free, this recipe for Thai Sweet Potato Soup is healthy and light, and will bring a little sunshine into your life with its bright, warm flavors.

14. Black Bean and Sweet Potato Superfood Soup

This soup has a hint of sweetness and is spiced with chipotle chili powder, cumin, and turmeric. Black beans, sweet potato, and red cabbage all make a superfood star appearance dressed with cilantro and avocado.

15. Immune Boosting Garden Herb Stock

There is nothing more of a sialagogue than a pot of stock simmering away on the stovetop and this vegan garden herb stock is a recipe you will definitely want to make again and again.

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50 Grain-Free & Paleo Ground Beef Recipes

 

Whether you’re in a time crunch or are responsibly planning a week in advance, here are some mouth-watering grain-free dishes that call for ground beef (or ground beef can easily be substituted). Enjoy!

Burgers and Meatloaves

Paleo Burgers with Caramelized Balsamic Onions & Avocado – Joyful Healthy Eats

Salted Mocha Burgers – Popular Paleo

Stuffed Cheddar Beef Burgers – Delicious Obsessions

Burgers with Egg and Garlic Butter Balsamic – Primally Inspired

Sweet Potato Patties – Cinnamon Eats

Paleo Mini Meatloaves – Paleo Spirit

Gluten-Free Kangaroo Burgers – Economies of Kale (Can use ground beef! ;) )

Meatballs & Kebabs

Bacon Meatballs with Mango Honey Mustard Sauce – PaleOMG

BBQ Meatballs – Healing Cuisine by Elise

Butternut Squash Meatballs with Zucchini and Carrot – Cinnamon Eats

Hidden Liver Meatballs – Real Food RN

Sweet and Sour Paleo Meatballs – Gutsy By Nature

Meatballs – Food Your Body Will Thank You For

Sweet & Sour Meatballs – Homemade Dutch Apple Pie

Grain-Free Italian Meatballs – Primally Inspired

Baked Chili Meatballs – Recipes to Nourish

Chelo Kebabs – And Here We Are

Kebabs with Roasted Butternut Squash and Zucchini – Cinnamon Eats

Entrees

 

Zucchini Noodles with Cranberries and Walnuts – The Organic Kitchen

Meatballs with Zucchini and Carrot “Pasta” – Cinnamon Eats

Easiest Crock Pot Taco Meat Ever – Delicious Obsessions

Shepherd’s Pie – Healing Cuisine by Elise

Twice-Baked Cheeseburger Spaghetti Squash – Popular Paleo

Potato-Free Shepherd’s Pie – It Takes Time

Healthy Butternut Squash Shepherd’s Pie – Primally Inspired

Ground Beef Cabbage Wraps – Fearless Eating

Sloppy “Rose” Lettuce Wraps – Recipes to Nourish

Creamy Plantain and Squash Ground Beef Mash – The Healthy Foodie

Paleo Ground Beef Stir-Fry with Wilted Napa Cabbage – Popular Paleo

Homemade Hamburger Helper – Healing Cuisine by Elise

Stuffed Winter Squash – Gutsy By Nature

Italian Spiced Beef Kefta with Avocado Cream Sauce – A Happy Healthnut

Paleo Cabbage Rolls (Galumpkis) – Sweet Potatoes and Social Change

Crock Pot Stuffed Peppers – Homemade Dutch Apple Pie

Furious Furikake Chilli Beef Hash – The Paleo Network

Zucchini Lasagna – Primal Palate

Spiced Beef Kofte with a Pomegranate Glaze – The Paleo Network

Seriously Delicious Spaghetti Sauce – Holistic Health Herbalist (You can use zoodles (made with this) or spaghetti squash for the noodles)

Grass Fed Meat and Vegetable Muffins – Cinnamon Eats

Grass Fed Persian Spiced Beef and Roasted Butternut Squash – Cinnamon Eats

Spaghetti Squash Frittata Meatza – Real Food RN (you can sub the ground pork for ground beef)

Grain-Free Mexican Flatbread – A Happy Healthnut

Soups & Salads

Bacon and BBQ Burger Salad – Primally Inspired

Black Bean and Kangaroo Chili – Can use ground beef! :)

Grilled Hamburger Salad – Healing Cuisine by Elise

Vegetable Beef Soup – Raising Generation Nourished

Beef & Cabbage Soup – Raia’s Recipes

Love Your Body Chili – Food Your Body Will Thank You For

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chili – Farm Fresh Eats (Can omit the corn)

Spicy Paleo Slow Cooker Chili – Oh Snap Let’s Eat

Taco Salad with Cilantro-Mint Guacamole Sauce – Recipes to Nourish

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Immune-Boosting Pho Recipe

Whether you tend to approach cold and flu season by crossing your fingers and hoping for the best, or by stocking your cupboards with an arsenal of natural immunity-boosters, I’ve got a recipe for you that I think could revolutionize your approach to staying healthy this winter. It’s a delicious version of pho, the traditional Vietnamese soup that’s chock full of health-promoting aromatic spices.

As an enthusiastic vegan cook and an herbalist, I just had to play with the classic recipe a little bit to see if I could make an animal-friendly version that's even more effective and delicious than the original. I’ve added burdock root (Arctium lappa) to support liver function and to increase the mineral content. The astragalus in the recipe is prized as an immunomodulator. It will help to make your immune response more effective without causing your immune system to become overactive. Finally, eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) is an adaptogenic herb, meaning that it helps your body to respond more healthfully to physical and mental stress.

In many traditions, tonic herbs like these are considered to be most effective when cooked into food, but it's the taste of this soup that will keep you coming back for more. I can’t think of anything more comforting than cozying up with a bowl of this healing pho on a wintry day. Enjoy it as a meal or make a big batch of the broth and drink a bit each day as a delicious tonic for your immune system this winter.

Ingredients:

**Tip: you may be able to purchase the medicinal herbs for this recipe in the bulk section of your natural food store. If you can't find them there, you can order bulk herbs online.

For the broth:

• 2 unpeeled organic onions, cut into quarters
• 8-12 garlic cloves, smashed
• a 2-inch piece of fresh ginger root, cut into thick slices
• 2 cinnamon sticks (about 3 inches long)
• 2 star anise pods
• 4 cloves
• 1 cup dried burdock (Arctium lappa) root
• 1 Tbsp. dried (Astragalus membranaceus) root
• 1 Tbsp. dried Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) root
• 3 Tbsp. tamari, or Coconut Aminos

To make it a meal:

• 1 pound rice noodles
• 8 ounces fried or baked tofu (or seitan), sliced
• 6 scallions, sliced thinly
• 1 cup mung bean sprouts
• Handful of fresh basil or cilantro leaves
• 1 lime
• Optional sauces for serving: hoisin or sriracha

To make the broth:

Start by dry-roasting the broth ingredients to bring out their flavor. Heat a very large soup pot over medium-high heat. Do not add any oil or water to the pot. When the pot is heated, add the quartered onion, garlic, ginger, cinnamon sticks, star anist, and cloves. Stir occasionally, allowing the veggies to char slightly and the spices to start to give off their aromas. This should take about 5-10 minutes.

Next, add 4-6 quarts of filtered water until your pot is a little bit more than ¾ of the way full. Add the medicinal roots (burdock, astragalus, and eleuthero) and give the pot a good stir. Bring the broth up to the boil, uncovered. Then, turn the heat down to low, partially cover the pot, and allow to simmer for 30-45 minutes. Add more water as needed to keep the pot about ¾ of the way full. If you have more time, let the broth simmer longer.

Once you’re finished simmering the broth, allow it to cool enough to handle. Strain the veggies, spices, and herbs from the broth using a strainer lined with cheesecloth and make sure to wring out your herbs and veggies by wrapping the cheesecloth around them and squeezing it with your hands. This helps to make sure you get to enjoy every last drop of the broth. (You can snack on the cooked onions, garlic, and ginger for an extra immune-boost.) Finish the broth by adding 3 Tbsp. of tamari or coconut aminos.

You can enjoy a cup of the broth each day as an immune tonic. It will keep in the fridge for about a week, or you can freeze it in small batches to use throughout the winter. Or, if you’d like to enjoy the Pho as a meal, cook your rice noodles according to package directions and place them in serving bowls with your tofu/seitan and mung bean sprouts. Cover each portion of noodles with a generous serving of broth and garnish with hand-torn basil leaves. Bring a small bowl of lime wedges to the table along with hot sauce and/or hoisin sauce so that everyone can serve themselves

[via Mind Body Green]