Garden Soup With Chicken

"A fine late summer soup. This is very hearty and best if made with fresh raw limas. You will have to take them out of the pod (don't eat the pods unless you want really horrid gas later) but there is no need to soak them. Any other garden additions or meat would work just as well. Even my kids will eat this, which says a lot."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 20mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
10-12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Dice chicken into spoon sized pieces.
  • Melt a little of the butter in a large enameled pot.
  • Season chicken and brown in pan over medium heat until golden.
  • Remove chicken to a bowl and add onion, celery, pepper, butter and a splash of broth to pot.
  • Scrape the bottom of the pot to get up the brownings from the chicken.
  • Sweat the veggies until golden and very soft, the broth will evaporate completely.
  • Add the rest of the veggies and return chicken to the pot.
  • Dilute the tomato paste with some broth and pour into the pot.
  • Add seasonings and enough broth to just cover veggies and chicken.
  • Bring to a boil and turn heat down.
  • Simmer until potatoes and beans are fork tender.

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  1. This was delicious, though I must say I made a number of changes. I used 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs and, with all the veggies, needed at LEAST 7-8 cups of water/broth to make this a soup. I replaced the green peppers with shredded cabbage I already had on hand, and was very generous with garlic. I also used some parsnip in place of some of the carrots. Finally, I used green peas instead of limas because I had them on hand and DS can eat them. Overall this was a delicious soup, and one that we will certainly make a gain. Thanks for posting! Made for My 3 Chefs.
     
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  1. This was delicious, though I must say I made a number of changes. I used 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs and, with all the veggies, needed at LEAST 7-8 cups of water/broth to make this a soup. I replaced the green peppers with shredded cabbage I already had on hand, and was very generous with garlic. I also used some parsnip in place of some of the carrots. Finally, I used green peas instead of limas because I had them on hand and DS can eat them. Overall this was a delicious soup, and one that we will certainly make a gain. Thanks for posting! Made for My 3 Chefs.
     

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