Chicken and kumara miso soup
If you are looking for something nourishing, warm and a little bit different this chicken, sweet potato miso soup will be just the thing.
Reviewed by our expert panel Serves: 1
Time to make: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon miso paste
- 300ml water
- 5cm chunk ginger, roughly sliced
- 140g purple kumara, chopped into 2cm pieces
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 100g cooked chicken
- ¼ teaspoon salt-reduced soy sauce
- 1 cup baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- chilli powder or flakes, to garnish (optional)
Instructions
1 In a medium pot bring miso and water to a low boil over a medium high heat. Add ginger and kumara, stir then simmer for 10 minutes.
2 Add mushrooms and simmer for 2-3 minutes, then add chicken, soy sauce, spinach and broccoli and cook for 3 minutes more.
3 Serve soup garnished with chilli powder or flakes, if desired.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check miso and soy sauce are gluten free.
More delicious sweet-potato (kumara) soups:
Kumara pumpkin & chickpea soup
HFG tip
NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 411cal
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Kilojoules 1720kJ
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Protein 37g
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Total fat 11g
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–Saturated fat 3g
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Carbohydrates 35g
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–Sugars 12g
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Dietary fibre 11g
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Sodium 800mg
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Calcium 130mg
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Iron 5.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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