Chicken Minestrone Soup (Easy Italian Recipe)
Delicious and nutritious Chicken Minestrone Soup is the ultimate comforting soup, perfect for the cold season! Tender chicken, filling pasta and delicious vegetables in a rich broth are what make a good Minestrone recipe. This easy, one-pot Italian classic will impress the whole family and can be made by even the most inexperienced of cooks. What is more, it is a delicious way to eat even more pasta in your life!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 brown onion finely chopped
- 2 carrots peeled and diced
- 2 celery sticks diced
- 3 garlic cloves finely sliced
- 1.4 l chicken broth or stock hot
- 2 tins of chopped tomato 400g each
- 1 tin cannellini beans (400g tin) drained and rinsed
- 2 teaspoon mixed dried herbs or Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 chicken breasts skinless, boneless
- 100 g pasta smaller pasta types work best
- 120 g green beans cut into 3cm pieces
- 10 g parsley finely chopped
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add the onions, diced carrots and celery and saute over low heat for 5 minutes, until everything starts to soften.
- Add the garlic and keep on cooking for another minute.
- Pour the hot stock into the pan, add the tins of chopped tomatoes, drained and rinsed cannellini beans and dried herbs. Season with salt and pepper and mix.
- Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer. Then carefully lower the chicken breasts into the soup, making sure they are submerged. Bring the soup to a simmer again, then cover with a lid and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through (your meat thermometer should read 75C when chicken is cooked).
- Take the chicken breasts out of the soup, and place them onto a large chopping board.
- Add the pasta and green beans to the soup, cover and cook for 10-15 minutes (the time needed will depend on the size and type of pasta that you're using).
- In the meantime, shred the chicken into thin long strands using two forks.
- When the pasta is cooked, add the shredded chicken and fresh parsley to the soup and stir for a few minutes until the chicken is warmed through.
- Serve with some grated parmesan on top if you wish.
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Nutrition
Calories: 275kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 21gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 1474mgPotassium: 690mgFiber: 7gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 3876IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 129mgIron: 4mg
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