Breakaway from the traditional chicken noodle soup and try my newest recipe that is full of fresh veggies and tender chicken, and bonus...it's dairy-free!
It's officially freezing outside...to the point that my pups need little booties to go out to do their business. The cold seems to seep into your bones and you just can't get warm enough. The only way to remedy that is to make a steamy homemade soup. I'm talking of making the stock and all from scratch!
Not only will you get more depth of flavor by making your own stock but you will warm up the kitchen. Each spoonful you eat will slowly unthaw you from the inside out...so try this new chicken and veggie soup and keep out the cold.
9ozbutternut squash, chopped (about 1/4 of a medium sized squash)
2carrots, cut into thin matchshticks
3celery stalks, chopped
1leek, thinly sliced and thoroughly washed (white and light green parts only)
3 ½ozgreen beans, trimmed and cut in half
3 ½ozsugar snap peas, trimmed
2ozbaby spinach
½cupcoconut milk
4tbspchopped parsley
Gather Ingredients for the Stock...
1
Simmer Stock...
2
Place 1 whole chicken cut up in a large stockpot or dutch oven with 2 roughly chopped carrots, 2 roughly chopped celery, 1 large quartered onion, 1 parsley sprig, 2 bay leaves, 6 black peppercorns, and 2 teaspoons of kosher salt.
Pour 12 cups of water over the top and bring to a boil.
3
Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour, skimming the top every so often.
Keeping a measuring cup or bowl with warm water in it to clean the ladle every time you skim will keep the impurities from being returned to the stock.
Let cool for 30 minutes.
4
Strain through a sieve and place chicken aside to cool and discard vegetables.
Strain a second time through a fine-mesh sieve and set aside.
For the Soup...
5
Shred chicken and discard the skin and bones, set aside.
6
In a clean dutch oven heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour, cook for 1 minute stirring constantly.
Gradually stir in the stock and bring to a boil.
7
Add 2 medium chopped potatoes, 9 ounces of butternut squash, 2 carrots cut into matchsticks, 3 stalks of chopped celery, and simmer for 7 minutes.
8
Add 1 leek (thinly sliced and thoroughly washed white and light green parts only) and 3 1/2 ounces of trimmed green beans and chicken. Cook for another 5 minutes.
9
Lastly, add 3 1/2 ounces of trimmed sugar snap peas, 2 ounces of baby spinach, and 1/2 cup of coconut milk. Cook for 3 minutes but make sure it doesn't boil.
10
Season with kosher salt to taste and sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley.
Serve and enjoy!
Ingredients
For the Stock...
1whole chicken, cut into pieces
2carrots, roughly chopped
2celery stalks, roughly chopped
1onion, quartered
1parsley sprig
2bay leaves
6black peppercorns
2tspkosher salt
2green leek leaves
12cupswater
For the Soup...
2tbspolive oil
2tbspall-purpose flour
2medium potatoes, chopped
9ozbutternut squash, chopped (about 1/4 of a medium sized squash)
2carrots, cut into thin matchshticks
3celery stalks, chopped
1leek, thinly sliced and thoroughly washed (white and light green parts only)
3 ½ozgreen beans, trimmed and cut in half
3 ½ozsugar snap peas, trimmed
2ozbaby spinach
½cupcoconut milk
4tbspchopped parsley
Directions
Gather Ingredients for the Stock...
1
Simmer Stock...
2
Place 1 whole chicken cut up in a large stockpot or dutch oven with 2 roughly chopped carrots, 2 roughly chopped celery, 1 large quartered onion, 1 parsley sprig, 2 bay leaves, 6 black peppercorns, and 2 teaspoons of kosher salt.
Pour 12 cups of water over the top and bring to a boil.
3
Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour, skimming the top every so often.
Keeping a measuring cup or bowl with warm water in it to clean the ladle every time you skim will keep the impurities from being returned to the stock.
Let cool for 30 minutes.
4
Strain through a sieve and place chicken aside to cool and discard vegetables.
Strain a second time through a fine-mesh sieve and set aside.
For the Soup...
5
Shred chicken and discard the skin and bones, set aside.
6
In a clean dutch oven heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour, cook for 1 minute stirring constantly.
Gradually stir in the stock and bring to a boil.
7
Add 2 medium chopped potatoes, 9 ounces of butternut squash, 2 carrots cut into matchsticks, 3 stalks of chopped celery, and simmer for 7 minutes.
8
Add 1 leek (thinly sliced and thoroughly washed white and light green parts only) and 3 1/2 ounces of trimmed green beans and chicken. Cook for another 5 minutes.
9
Lastly, add 3 1/2 ounces of trimmed sugar snap peas, 2 ounces of baby spinach, and 1/2 cup of coconut milk. Cook for 3 minutes but make sure it doesn't boil.
10
Season with kosher salt to taste and sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley.
Serve and enjoy!
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