Chicken Soup au Pistou
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Chicken Soup au Pistou
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients:
Nonstick olive oil cooking spray
1/2
pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1
large onion, diced
3
cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth
1
can (15 ounces) whole tomatoes, undrained
1
can (14 ounces) Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
2
medium carrots, sliced
1
large potato, diced
1/4
teaspoon salt
1/4
teaspoon black pepper
1
cup frozen Italian green beans
1/4
cup prepared pesto
Grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
Preparation:
1.
Spray large saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until chicken is browned. Add onion; cook and stir 2 minutes.
2.
Add chicken broth, tomatoes with juice, Great Northern beans, carrots, potato, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring to break up tomatoes. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add green beans; cook about 5 minutes more or until vegetables are tender.
3.
Ladle soup into bowls. Top each serving with 1-1/2 teaspoons pesto and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: about 1-1/2 cups soup | |
| Sodium | 1,064 mg |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Fiber | 5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 18 g |
| Cholesterol | 19 mg |
| Total Fat | 6 g |
| Calories from Fat | 30 % |
| Calories | 164 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 1/2 |
| Meat | 1 |
| Starch | 1 |
This recipe appears in: French

