Hearty Chicken and Vegetable Soup
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
25 min.
Preparation
ready in 45 min.
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 2 tsps good-quality olive oil
- 2 shallots (peeled and finely diced)
- 2 cloves garlic cloves (peeled and finely minced)
- 6 cups low-sodium Chicken broth
- 1 tsp Dried rosemary
- freshly ground Black pepper (to taste)
- 2 cups cooked Chicken breasts (roughly cut)
- 2 cups fresh Green beans (trimmed and cut into 2-inch lengths)
- 1 red Bell pepper (rinsed; trimmed and chopped)
- 1 medium Zucchini (rinsed; trimmed and sliced)
- 2 carrots (peeled and cut into a large dice)
- 2 ribs Celery (rinsed; trimmed and chopped)
- 1 cup fresh Kale (rinsed and chopped)
- 3 cups cherry Tomatoes (rinsed; trimmed and cut into quarters)
- crusty Bread (optional)
Preparation steps
1.
In a large soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat and saute the shallots until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute for an additional minute until fragrant.
2.
Add broth and rosemary to pot; season with black pepper. Bring to boil.
3.
Add chicken, green beans, red pepper, zucchini, carrots, and celery; simmer for 6 minutes. Add cherry tomatoes and kale and simmer until the kale wilts and tomato skins begin to split, about 4 minutes.
4.
Ladle into individual soup bowls. Serve with crusty bread, if desired.
