Farmhouse-Fresh Chicken Soup

(from teacherrap’s recipe box)

Source: RecipeThing user saymyname

Serves 8 people

Categories: Chicken, Main Dish, Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 2 leeks, thinly sliced (white and light green parts only)
  • 2 summer squash or 2 zucchini, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 6 cups chicken stock or 6 cups vegetable stock
  • 10 small new potatoes, quartered
  • 10 asparagus spears, trimmed and sliced
  • 2 cups chopped baby spinach
  • 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • cayenne pepper
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh Italian parsley

Directions

  1. In a big soup pot, heat oil over med-high heat.

  2. Add onion and saute until softened, about 6 minutes.

  3. Add carrots, leeks, squash, garlic, celery, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste; saute until softened, about 5 minutes.

  4. Add wine and cook until almost evaporated, about 5 minutes.

  5. Add stock and potatoes; bring to a boil.

  6. Cover, decrease heat to low and simmer gently until potatoes are almost tender, about 15 minutes.

  7. Add asparagus, spinach, peas, and chicken; simmer until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes.

  8. Add lemon juice and cayenne; taste and adjust seasoning with salt and black pepper, if needed.

  9. Ladle into heated bowls and garnish with parsley.

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