Chicken And Broccoli Soup Recipe
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 3 sm carrots finely diced
- 2 stalk celery finely minced
- 1 x onion minced
- 2 x fat cloves of garlic crushed
- 1 handf parsley stalks
- 2 lrg chicken legs
- 100 gm broccoli florets and their sliced stalks
- 1 x lump of ginger as big as your thumb peeled and thinly sliced
- 200 ml coconut cream
- 1 lrg handful of coriander leaves roughly minced the juice of a lime
Directions
- Hot the extra virgin olive oil in a large deep pan then fry the carrots celery and onion in it until soft.
- They should only colour here and there.
- Add in the garlic parsley and chicken stirring the mix as you do so.
- Cook for 5 min or possibly till the chicken legs have coloured nicely.
- Pour in sufficient water to just cover everything then bring to the boil.
- Turn down to a simmer and leave to bubble gently stirring from time to time for 35-45 min till the chicken is tender.
- Lift the chicken legs out with a draining spoon and using a knife and fork remove most of the meat off the bone.
- Cut it into large pcs.
- Strain the liquid through a sieve or possibly colander into a clean saucepan.
- Put it back on the heat add in the chicken bones (to remove any remaining meat) broccoli and ginger.
- Bring to the boil then turn the heat down and let the soup simmer till cooked about 8 min or possibly so.
- Remove the bones.
- Add in the chicken coconut cream coriander leaves and lime juice.
- Stir as the soup comes back to the boiltaste and season generously with salt and black pepper.
- A rich chicken broth seasoned with coriander leaf (be generous) and coconut lowfat milk. Soothing and warming for a cool day it is meaty sufficient to be a light main course for an everyday supper. You can buy coconut cream in major stores and indian grocers.
- Serves 2 as a main dish 4 as a starter
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 396g | |
| Recipe makes 2 servings | |
| Calories 768 | |
| Calories from Fat 374 | 49% |
| Total Fat 43.24g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat 23.81g | 95% |
| Trans Fat 0.08g | |
| Cholesterol 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium 191mg | 8% |
| Potassium 754mg | 22% |
| Total Carbs 80.88g | 22% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.4g | 15% |
| Sugars 70.89g | 47% |
| Protein 17.15g | 27% |
