tuscan chicken soup
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Who doesn't love a nice warm bowl of comforting soup? We certainly do, especially in the cooler months. This soup was created when I had some leftover chicken that I needed to use up. What I like about it is that the recipe is so versatile. Change the spices, use zucchini instead of spinach and change the beans that you use and it's a totally different pot of soup.
(1 rating)
yield
8 -10
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr
Ingredients For tuscan chicken soup
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1 Tbspvegetable or olive oil
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1 Tbspbutter
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1/2onion, chopped
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1/2red sweet pepper, chopped
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3celery stalks, chopped
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1 ccarrots, chopped (i used baby carrots so i didn't have to peel)
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2 cchicken, cooked and chopped (i use leftover from a roasted chicken)
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2 canchicken broth
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2 canwater
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2 canwhite beans (cannellini, great northern or navy) drained and rinsed
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1 canitalian style diced tomatoes (with garlic, oregano and basil)
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2 tspgarlic herb seasoning
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1 tspcavender's seasoning or any greek seasoning
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1 tspdried basil
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2 cfresh baby spinach or zucchini, chopped
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salt and pepper to taste
How To Make tuscan chicken soup
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1In a large soup pot, heat oil and butter. Saute Onion, Pepper, Celery and Carrots until the vegetables begin to soften.
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2Add the chicken, broth, water, beans, tomatoes and seasonings. Simmer for at least 45-60 minutes or until veggies are soft and the flavors are well blended.
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3If adding Zucchini, add about 10-15 minutes before ready to serve. If adding Spinach, add about 5 minutes before ready to serve.
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4This soup could be made in the crockpot. Just saute the vegetables as in step 1 and then combine the vegetables and all of the other ingredients besides the spinach or zucchini in the crockpot and cook on low for about 4-6 hours. Add the zucchini about 30-45 minutes, Spinach about 10 minutes before serving. This soup also freezes well.
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