HEARTY CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SOUP

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This is the perfect winter warming soup...thick and hardy, a stick to your ribs meal when served with some crusty bread.

Provided by Stardustannie

Categories     Chowders

Time 1h10m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 leek, halved, washed, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 large carrot, peeled, diced
2 sticks celery, diced
2 small zucchini, diced
1 swede or 1 potato, peeled, diced
1 1/4 cups dry soup mix, rinsed (I used a mix of green and yellow split peas and red lentils)
8 cups chicken stock (can use a good quality powder)
1 kg skinless chicken legs

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add leek and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until soft but not coloured.
  • Add carrot, celery, zucchini and swede. Cook for 2 minutes.
  • Stir in soup mix, stock, chicken and 1 cup cold water. Increase heat to high. Bring to the boil.
  • Reduce heat to low. Simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour or until soup mix and vegetables are tender add a little more water/stock if required.
  • Remove chicken legs from soup. Allow to cool slightly. Remove meat from bones.
  • Roughly chop chicken meat and add to soup.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Ladle soup into bowls. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 401.8, Fat 15, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 142.9, Sodium 639.9, Carbohydrate 21.8, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 10.7, Protein 43.4

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