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Creamy Chicken and Farro Soup
Whether you're entertaining or relaxing, this recipe hits the spot.
Servings: 8
Calories: 266 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ¾ cups dry farro
- 4 cups chicken stock
- ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 celery ribs, diced
- 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced thyme
- 2 teaspoons minced sage
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 2 ½ to 3 cups cooked and shredded chicken
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pour oil into a large pot and place over medium-high heat. Add farro and toast for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add stock and bring to a boil. Once mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium and continue to simmer (about 20 minutes).
- While farro and stock simmers, place butter in a large saucepan and melt over medium-high heat.
- Add onion, celery, carrots, and garlic, season with salt and pepper and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes or until vegetables begin to turn translucent. Add thyme and sage and continue to sauté for 1 minute.
- Stir in flour and cook for about 2 minutes, continuing to stir, to remove the raw flour flavor as well as any dry flour pockets.
- Whisk milk into the vegetable-flour mixture and stir until no lumps remain. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes or until the mixture begins to thicken.
- Once the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon, transfer mixture to the farro and stock mixture and stir to combine. Add shredded chicken and season with salt and pepper.
- Simmer soup for about 20 to 25 minutes or until the soup thickens, and farro is cooked through. Adjust seasonings and serve.
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Notes
- *Makes 3 quarts
Nutrition Information
Serving
8g
Calories
266kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
36mg
(12%)
Sodium
214mg
(9%)
Potassium
325mg
(9%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1820IU
(36%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
79mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 266
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 8g | |
| Calories | 266kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 214mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 325mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1820IU | 36% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 79mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.