Chicken minestrone
This comforting and filling chicken minestrone soup is not only healthy and nutritious but it's a tasty crowd-pleaser and is super-easy to make!
Serves: 3
Time to make: 30 mins
Total cost: $13.35 / $4.45 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- ½ leek, finely chopped, or 2 spring onions
- 1 carrot, diced
- 2 Brussels sprouts, outer leaves peeled off and reserved, inner cores diced
- 400g can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 400g can no-added-salt diced tomatoes
- 1 cup salt-reduced chicken stock
- 1 cup small broccoli florets
- 200g chicken tenderloins, cut in chunks
- ½ teaspoon celery salt
- ½ cup chopped fresh parsley, to serve
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan, to serve
- 3 slices of grainy bread, toasted, to serve
Instructions
1 In a large pot, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium. Add garlic, leek, carrot and cores of Brussels sprouts and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
2 Add beans, tomatoes and stock. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add extra water if needed. Add broccoli, chicken and celery salt and cook a further 5-10 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Add reserved Brussels sprouts leaves and stir through.
3 Serve soup garnished with parsley and parmesan, drizzled with remaining oil and toast on the side. Season with pepper.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free bread and check stock is gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 434cal
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Kilojoules 1820kJ
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Protein 30g
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Total fat 16g
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–Saturated fat 4g
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Carbohydrates 40g
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–Sugars 11g
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Dietary fibre 14g
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Sodium 750mg
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Calcium 210mg
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Iron 3.5mg
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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