When my husband and I got married- although he was 40 and I was 25 the simple act of slipping that ring on my finger somehow miraculously bathed him in a fountain of youth (in HIS MIND). He truly came to believe that being with me-whether conscious or not- he had shaved 15 years off his real age and in a sense had morphed into a 25 year old as well.
20 years into our union, I think it’s also his very stubborn nature that refuses to let him acknowledge the fact that he is indeed 60 and not like me, his counterpart- 45 although to be quite frank- NEITHER one of us is much a spring chicken- but I digress. AKA this post SICK husbands and an Easy Chick’n Florentine Inspired Soup.
He’s also one of those men who “HAS NEVER GOTTEN SICK”- i.e. he could be shivering under a blanket, coughing up a lung, misty eyed and ask him if he’s okay, or if he needs anything and he will tell you- no I’m fine. The man could be laying in a pool of his own SICK, and if I ask him if he’s indeed not feeling well and his response will be. “I”m fine, never better”. And while his physical being is clearly staging a revolt- mentally in the 20 years of our wedded bliss- he has NEVER, EVER admitted defeat in the face of illness. In fact, one of the badges of honor he proudly boasts is the fact that he worked in a hospital for 15 years and NEVER called in sick — and hey I give him credit for that.
So I NAG HIM to get some rest and he gets annoyed (and then I remind him that: Nagging=Love. Silence=Be very Afraid.) keep reading for SICK husbands and an Easy Chick’n Florentine Inspired Soup Recipe
SICK husbands and an Easy Chick’n Florentine Inspired Soup
Of course I am the POLAR opposite if I feel even the slightest tickle in my throat- I plead with him to take over my dog walking and kid watching responsibilities so that I can hole up under the covers and let the Lifetime Movie Network lull me to sleep. I also am quite vocal about his needing to bring me tea and soup- and heck if i could get one of those tiny silver butler bells to ring- I would.
So why does my husband not take full advantage when he is under the weather? Like this weekend, where I can see him wincing in pain as he bends over to tie his shoe and SWATS my hand away when I attempt to tie it for him? YES HE REALLY DID THAT! I tend to think because of his inability to shed his macho ego …and it’s at times like that I wish he’d let me play Florence Nightingale, because I TOTALLY make him play Florence when I’m under the weather. And yet I have friends who swear when their husbands come down with even the tiniest sniffle they revert back to little boys who need their mamas…which has me convinced either my husband was raised by wolves- aka at seven years old when he felt sick he climbed into the medicine cabinet and fished out a bottle of aspirin and dosed himself- or he has no recollection of a mother damping his head with a washcloth and soothing his hot temple.
Regardless of what kind of husband you have this RECIPE for Easy Chick’n Florentine Inspired Soup is sure to cure whatever ails him!
Easy Chick’n Florentine Inspired Soup
Weight watchers Points Breakdown:
2 points per serving, 4 servings total
Chicken is zero points but the chick’n scallopini is 2 points per fillet, so I would keep the fillets whole in the slow cooker and cut them up after you put one in your bowl. That way you know you’re actually getting 2 points and just one patty, not only ½ of a chick’n patty and not 2 whole chick’n patties.
I could not find the point value for the organic vegan protein broth. It’s creamy, so I know it has some points, but I estimated it at 4 for the cup based on other items I found in the WW app. If you find the exact point amount, please let me know!
Ingredients SICK husbands and an Easy Chick’n Florentine Inspired Soup
Chick’n Scallopini (1 fillet for each serving – we did 4)
1 cup organic creamy vegan protein broth (alternatively, you can use vegetable broth for 1 point per cup)
2 cups vegetable broth
2 cups fresh spinach
3 cloves garlic, minced
one can artichokes- DRAINED
Seasonings: I used onion powder, pepper, and salt
Optional: mushrooms
Directions SICK husbands and an Easy Chick’n Florentine Inspired Soup
Combine ingredients in slow cooker. Cook on low for 2 hours. This soup is DELICIOUS when served alone, but is also awesome with bread to dip in it.
If you have the extra points, it is worth splurging on the bread. 😉
My husband–admits he’s not good at asking for help..what about your man?
Hope your husband gets to feeling better soon. That soup really does look perfect and delicious. Even when sick this soup would be perfect even if they can only eat a small bowl.
Oh wow! Your husband is such a trooper. He is single-handedly destroying the myth that men are babies when they get sick. I love that attitude.
This sounds like a great soup. I’ll have to make it one day. I love soups when it’s cold out. I hope your husband feels better! When mine is sick, he’ll sometimes act dramatic, but then I remind him I pushed a human being out so what he has is nothing, and then he goes quiet.
This looks really good. I grew up eating chicken soup when I was sick but this looks much better than Campbells soup.!
I hope your husband is feeling better. Looking forward to giving this recipe a try. It looks so savory.
I love homemade soup, especially when I’m not feeling so good. I need to try this recipe. Hope your husband feels better soon.
Oh if I am ever “sick” I do NOT let it affect my life. I 100% POWER THROUGH and pretend like I am not sick at all. I HATEEEEEE being down for the count!
I have that is sick right now and he won’t take anything to help him get better and looks so pitiful. Whats a wife to do? LOL
Hope your hubby feels better soon. After 20+ years of marriage my husband is still the biggest baby when he gets sick. I guess it’s a hubby thing huh?
Especially when sick, a soup like this is so delicious and comforting. I love your ingredients and this recipe.
My daughter loves that Gardein chickn scallopini. She doesn’t eat a lot of meat so it’s a great substitute.
Great recipe! You are lucky – my husband is the biggest baby ever! Every little thing and he is off to the doctor, he cracks me up so much. We are the exact opposite of you two! LOL
This soup looks like the perfect comfort food, sick or not. This is a recipe I’d like to try! Thanks for sharing it with us.
My husband is terrible about it and nothing will ever change that. I have given up, I don’t ask any more, I just do what I think needs to be done.
When you are sick a soup is the best meal you can have! This one looks so tasty!
Some men are like that, remembered my own Dad who never in his life, “called in sick”. These guys have tremendous mental strength and hats off to them for that. I am sure your husband would have loved the soup not only for its qualities but because it has one unique ingredient, your love.
This soup looks like it would be so good. It would totally give someone the strength back!
This looks like a yummy soup, perfect for cold winter weather or surviving feeling under the weather. It’s great to sneak in lots of spinach!
Your husband is really trooper, my hubby is biggest baby I got after 14 years of marriage still his pain tolerance level still at level of zero. By the Chicken Florentine soup looks delicious I like we can dump everything in slow cooker or corck pot and make them.