Chicken soup is the ideal winter warmer.
Ingredients
- 4 cups (1 litre) water or Massel chicken style liquid stock
- 2 (about 500g) chicken breast fillets
- 1 corn cob, husks and silks removed
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 green capsicum, seeded, finely chopped
- 2 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 lime, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, extra
- 1 cup coriander leaves
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 100g feta, crumbled
Method
- Step 1Place water and chicken in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove from heat. Drain chicken, reserving cooking liquid. Coarsely shred the chicken and set aside.
- Step 2Use a sharp knife to cut kernels from the corn cob. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add corn and capsicum and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until capsicum is tender. Add tomato, cumin and oregano. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until tomato softens. Add chicken, stock, lime slices and juice; bring to a simmer. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Step 3Ladle the soup among serving bowls. Sprinkle with coriander, green onions and feta. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
1172 kj
Energy
11g
Fat Total
5g
Saturated Fat
4g
Fibre
35g
Protein
90mg
Cholesterol
341.94mg
Sodium
5g
Carbs (sugar)
8g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
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- Author: Sarah Hobbs
- Image credit: Amanda McLauchlan
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