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Pesto chicken soup recipe
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Forget hours of simmering, this simple chicken soup recipe is ready in under half an hour – showing just how quick and easy homemade soup can be. Soothe the soul with a generous bowl filled with tender poached chicken, butter beans and spinach in a herby pesto and chicken broth. See method
Ingredients
- 2 reduced-salt chicken stock cubes, made up to 1ltr
- 1 onion, finely sliced
- 2 chicken breasts
- 400g tin butter beans in water
- 1 tbsp green pesto, plus 4 tsp to serve
- 100g baby spinach
- grated Parmesan, to serve (optional)
If you don't have these beans, you can use any tinned bean in water
Each serving contains
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Energy
830kj
196kcal
10%
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Fat
5g
8%
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Saturates
2g
10%
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Sugars
4g
5%
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Salt
1.5g
25%
of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 12.6g
Protein 24.5g
Fibre 4.2g
Method
- Pour the stock into a large saucepan and add the onion and chicken breasts. Season, bring to a gentle simmer (only a few bubbles) over a low heat and cook for 10 mins or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken and set aside to rest for 5 mins, then finely shred.
- Meanwhile, add the butter beans with their water to the pan (this will help the soup thicken slightly) and stir through the 1 tbsp pesto. Simmer gently for 5 mins, then add the shredded chicken and spinach. Cook for a further 2 mins until the spinach has wilted.
- Divide between 4 bowls and top each bowl with 1 tsp of pesto and a little grated Parmesan, if you like.
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