Hearty chicken noodle soup
Serves: 6
Time to make: 1 hr 20 mins
Hands-on time: 10 mins
Total cost: $18.00 / $3.00 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1.2kg whole chicken
- 1 medium leek, trimmed, halved, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, peeled, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, trimmed, chopped
- 1 medium parsnip, peeled, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 salt-reduced chicken stock cubes
- 1 medium courgette, halved lengthways, thinly sliced
- 75g dried thin spaghetti pasta, broken
- ¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
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Instructions
1 Rinse chicken under cold water. Pat dry with paper towel. Trim excess fat. Place in a large saucepan. Add leek, carrots, celery, parsnip, garlic and stock cubes. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, skimming surface occasionally, for 1 hour or until chicken is cooked through. Remove from heat. Remove chicken. Transfer to a plate.
2 Remove skin and bones from chicken and discard. Shred breast meat, reserving other meat for another purpose. Add breast meat and courgette to pan and bring back to a simmer, covered, for 10 minutes, adding spaghetti to pan for last 2 minutes of cooking time. Stir in parsley.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free varieties of stock and spaghetti.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 366cal
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Kilojoules 1530kJ
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Protein 42g
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Total fat 17g
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–Saturated fat 5g
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Carbohydrates 15g
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–Sugars 4g
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Dietary fibre 3g
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Sodium 190mg
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Calcium 80mg
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Iron 3mg
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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