Chicken and Yam Soup

loof's Note:

This recipe came from the Soup Kettle section of the cookbook "365 Easy One-Dish Meals". It is different and yummy! I usually use canneloni beans instead of the limas.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 onion
• 3 celery ribs
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 2 yams or 2 sweet potatoes
• ¼ teaspoon thyme
• 1 (10 ounce) package baby lima beans
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Chop the onion, celery, and red pepper. Mince the garlic. Peel and yams and cut into 3/4-inch pieces. Cut the chicken into small cubes.
2. Heat the oil in a large soup pot. Add the chicken and cook, stirring, over high heat 4-5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
3. Add onion, celery, red pepper and garlic. Cook, stirring, 2-3 minutes.
4. Stir in chicken broth, water, yams and thyme. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
5. Add beans and cook 5 minutes longer. Stir in salt and pepper.

Reviews

[Chef Stiles]

This was excellent. I thought the sweet potatoes would taste to sweet but it was just perfect. Did'nt taste the sweetness in potatoes thanks

[Deantini]

This hit the spot on the first cooler, windy eveing at the end of summer. We don't care for yams so I substituted regular potatoes as well as parsnips and added a bit extra of all veggies. I reduced the amount of chicken by half and used only chicken broth (no water). I used lima beans. All in all the soup is great with lots of flavour and lots of goodies for your health. I will be making this again for sure. It is great for using left over chicken, turkey or veggies.Thanks for sharing!

[Sydney Mike]

Will admit that I changed this recipe, perhaps a lot, but I not very big on lima beans so used the canneloni beans suggested in the intro! I also substituted a can of cream of chicken soup for the 2 cups of water, making the soups more creamy, no less! I particularly liked the sweet potatoes here, & although I didn't peel them, I did dice & chop them ino about 1/2-inch chunks! Still, we loved your soup, & I'll be making this again, I know! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Please Review My Recipe]