Friday, 31 May 2013

Winter Warmer: Chicken and Vegetable Soup



This hearty soup is very tasty and will give you a good dose of vitamins and minerals too. To simplify this recipe I used a BBQ chicken as it removes a few steps of browning the chicken and onions. I was able to pick up vegetable soup pack from the supermarket as it contained several of the vegetables needed for this recipe.  I really enjoy dense soups so I also added a cup of pearl barley, which is an optional extra.

Ingredients:
1 medium turnip
1 medium parsnip
1 medium onion
3 large carrots
5 stalks celery
2 large spinach leaves, finely chopped
1 small red capsicum, finely diced
1 BBQ chicken
1 sprig fresh thyme
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups hot water
2 bay leaves
¼ bunch parsley, stalks removed, finely chopped
¾ teaspoon nutmeg
1 x 45g packet powdered onion soup mix
1 ½ tablespoons crushed garlic
1 cup pearl barley (optional)

Method:
1. Place hot water and chicken stock the in slow cooker and turn on HIGH. Add soup mix and stir.
2. Dice turnip, parsnip, carrots , onion and celery then add to the slow cooker.
3. Debone, remove skin and dice BBQ chicken. Place in slow cooker
4. Add garlic, parsley, thyme, bay leaves & if desired pearl barley.
5. Cook on LOW 6 hours
6. Add capsicum and spinach stir and cook for a further two hours.
7. Remove the bay leaves and thyme and serve.

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