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Not Your Grandma’s Chicken Soup
A vibrant chicken soup brightened up with a fresh basil pistou!
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 256 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 leek sliced (or 1/2 medium onion, peeled and diced)
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 2 inch piece of ginger thumb sized grated
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 2 cups thinly sliced rainbow carrots
- breast meat from a rotisserie chicken shredded
- 32 ounce carton Swanson Chicken Broth
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes or cayenne powder to taste
- 1 cup baby spinach leaves
pistou (optional)
- 1 packed cup fresh basil leaves
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove peeled
- 1 tsp lemon juice more to taste
- pinch salt
- 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- To make the pistou, put all the ingredients into a small food processor and process until smooth. Taste to adjust any of the seasonings. To make a thinner sauce, add more oil.
- For the soup, add the olive oil to a pan and saute the leeks and garlic for several minutes to soften the leeks.
- Add the ginger, turmeric,carrots, chicken, and chicken broth and bring up to a simmer. Cook the soup just long enough for the carrots to tenderize, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the baby spinach leaves and let the heat of the soup wilt them. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the fresh thyme leaves at the very end.
- Serve the soup with a dollop of pistou in the center.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
256kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
963mg
(40%)
Potassium
591mg
(17%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
11876IU
(238%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
69mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 256
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 256kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 963mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 591mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 11876IU | 238% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 69mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.