Spring chicken soup
Reviewed by our expert panelServes: 4
Time to make: 20 mins
Total cost: $19.28 / $4.82 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- ¾ cup salt-reduced chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon miso paste
- 250g chicken breast, thinly sliced
- 2cm piece fresh ginger, sliced in 3 pieces
- 1 cup green beans, trimmed, or 1 bunch asparagus sliced
- ½ cup frozen peas, thawed
- ½ cup frozen corn, thawed
- 1 courgette, thinly sliced
- 1 can cannellini or butter beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 slices sourdough bread, to serve
Instructions
1 Combine chicken stock, miso paste and 1 1/2 cups water in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer.
2 Add chicken breast and ginger and cook for 1 minute. Add vegetables and bring back to a boil. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender. Remove ginger pieces from soup.
3 Season with pepper and garnish with parsley or basil, if desired. Serve with sourdough bread on the side.
Variations
- Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free sourdough and stock, and check miso is gluten free.
- If you don’t have miso, use salt-reduced chicken stock powder or gel, but halve the quantity.
HFG tip
Miso is a Japanese fermented paste made from soy beans, barley or rice. It has an intense, savoury flavour. Use miso as a soup on its own, mixed with hot water. It can also be used, as it is in this recipe, in place of stock or as a flavour enhancer. Miso is high in sodium, so a little goes a long way.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 398cal
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Kilojoules 1670kJ
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Protein 44g
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Total fat 5g
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–Saturated fat 1g
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Carbohydrates 45g
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–Sugars 6g
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Dietary fibre 11g
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Sodium 740mg
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Calcium 100mg
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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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