Hearty Chicken and Bean Soup

Chockfull of fiber, protein, and veggies, this is not your typical chicken soup

Hearty    Chicken    and    Bean    Soup

Food and prop styling by Renee Muller | Photography by Hudi Greenberger

Not your typical chicken soup! It is chockfull of fiber protein and veggies. What a pleasure that everything is done in the same pot! I served it recently at a family gathering and my three-year-old picky eater granddaughter “zooped” it up straight from the bowl smacking her lips much to my delight and to the major mortification of my daughter-in-law.

INGREDIENTS

SERVES 10

 

PIZZA
  • 2 cups baby lima beans
  • 2 lbs (1 kg) boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed
  • 1 tsp salt or to taste
  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 3 medium carrots sliced
  • 3 celery ribs thinly sliced
  • 1 garlic clove chopped
  • 3 Tbsp chicken soup mix dissolved in 4 cups of warm water
  • additional 4 cups water
  • pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup minced fresh parsley

 

PREPARATION

Place beans in a strainer and rinse with cold water. Transfer to a 6-quart pot; add water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook covered for 15 minutes. Remove from heat cover pot with towel and let stand for 3 hours until beans are softened. (This can be done the day before. Refrigerate beans until using.) Drain and rinse beans discarding liquid. Set aside.

Sprinkle chicken with ½ tsp salt. In the same pot sauté chicken in 1 Tbsp oil until no longer pink. Drain and set aside.

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