Super Healthy Chicken Soup
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Continental
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Serves: 4 servings
 
Ingredients
  • Boneless and skinless chicken breast – 300 gms
  • Carrots – 2, medium
  • Green beans – 15, medium
  • Baby corn – 6, medium
  • Onion – 1, large
  • Celery – 4 to 5 stalks with leaves
  • Garlic paste – 1 tsp
  • Chicken stock – 2 cups
  • Olive oil – 2 tsp
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Cornflour – 2 tbsp
Instructions
  1. Cut the carrots, baby corn and green beans into small bite size pieces. Cook them in salted boiling water until soft and thoroughly cooked. Take out the boiled vegetables and set aside. Retain the vegetable stock.
  2. Cut the chicken breast into bite size pieces. Quarter and slice the onion into thick strips. Finely chop the celery stalks and leaves.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a deep pot and add the garlic paste. Saute for few seconds and add the onions slices.
  4. Saute the onion till soft for about 5 minutes. Then add the chopped chicken pieces.
  5. Cook the chicken on medium heat until well-browned. Add the chopped celery and stir well.
  6. Next add the boiled veggies and the chicken stock. Add 2 more cups of water. You can use the veggie stalk here which you retained from the boiled vegetables.
  7. Season the soup with salt and pepper and let it come to a rolling boil on high heat.
  8. Then cover and lower the heat and let the soup simmer for half an hour so that all the flavors come together.
  9. While the soup is simmering, make a slurry by mixing the cornflour with ¼ cup of water.
  10. Check if the chicken is thoroughly cooked and also adjust the seasoning if necessary.
  11. Add the cornflour slurry and give the soup a final boil on high heat for couple of minutes more.
  12. Sprinkle some more fresh herbs and serve your healthy chicken soup with breadsticks!
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at http://www.flavorquotient.com/2015/06/super-healthy-chicken-soup/