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Homemade Chickarina Soup (Progresso Copycat)
A healthy homemade version of Progresso's famous chickarina soup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 353 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Soup Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 cup chopped carrot
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups water
- 3/4 cup dry pastina or dry pearl cous cous
Chicken Meatball Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken breast
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley or 1/2 tbsp dried
Instructions
- Dice the onion and chop your celery and carrots
- Heat oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat
- When the oil is hot add the celery, carrots and onion to the pot along with the salt and peper
- Saute until the veggies are they are soft and fragrant - about 7 minutes
- Add chicken thighs, water and broth to the pot and bring to a boil
- Reduce to a simmer and simmer for 14 minutes uncovered
- As the chicken thighs cook some white foam will rise to the top so you can skim that off with a spoon
- While the chicken thighs cook prepare the chicken meatballs by combing ground chicken, egg, salt and fresh parsley in a mixing bowl
- When the chicken thighs have simmered for 14 minutes, remove from the pot, but keep the water simmering
- To make the meatballs, take about 1 heaping tsp of the chicken meatball mixture and drop each one directly into the simmering broth on the stove. The meatballs will start to rise to the top as they cook
- Once you have added all of your meatballs to the simmering pot, shred your chicken thighs and add them back to the pot along with the pastina or pearl cous cous
- Continue simmering the soup for about 15 minutes
- At this point the pasta should be fully cooked and you can remove the soup from the heat
- Top soup with parmesan, lemon zest and parsley and serve!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
6g
Calories
353kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
167mg
(56%)
Sodium
1323mg
(55%)
Potassium
766mg
(22%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
3814IU
(76%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 353
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 6g | |
| Calories | 353kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 167mg | 56% |
| Sodium | 1323mg | 55% |
| Potassium | 766mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 3814IU | 76% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.