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bowl of spring chicken soup in a white bowl with gold trim on a wooden table with a vase of flowers in the background

Spring Chicken Soup

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Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American
Dish Type soup
Diet and Health Healthy
Seasonal spring
Ingredient chicken
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp grape seed or canola oil
  • 2 stalks green garlic tough green ends removed, minced
  • 2 large carrots and their greens
  • 2/3 cup shelled fava beans substitute lima or soy beans
  • 3 kale leaves ribs removed
  • 2 large roasted chicken thighs shredded
  • 2 oz sautéed linguica cut into 1/4-inch cubes
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Prepare the vegetables by cutting the carrots into 1/4-inch thick rounds. Remove any thick stems from the carrot greens and roughly chop. Shred the kale.
  • In a large stockpot, heat the oil. Add the garlic, carrots and fava beans and sauté for one minute.
  • Add the kale, chicken, linguica and stock to the pot and season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
  • Bring soup to a boil. Turn heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
  • Season with salt if needed. Stir in carrot greens and cook for 1 minute before serving.