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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.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 1820kJ

Calories 434cal

Protein 30g

Total fat 16g

–Saturated fat 4g

Carbohydrates 40g

–Sugars 11g

Dietary fibre 14g

Sodium 750mg

Calcium 210mg

Iron 3.5mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.