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Slow-cooker hearty 5-veg chicken soup recipe

Slow-cooker hearty 5-veg chicken soup recipe

7 ratings

Created by Poppy O’Toole

Brimming with veg and lean chicken, this wholesome soup provides 2 of your 5-a day, is low in saturated fat and high in protein. Filling enough for your evening meal, throw everything in the slow cooker for up to 6 hours and you'll have a comforting dinner to serve to the troops! See method

  • Serves 6
  • Takes from 3 hrs 20 mins to 6 hrs 20 mins
  • 238 calories / serving
  • Healthy

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 2 white large potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 3 carrots, peeled and cut into thick slices
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 leek, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 500ml stock, made with 1 chicken stock cube
  • 3 small corn-on-the-cobs, halved
  • 2 thyme sprigs
  • 100g sugarsnap peas
  • 100g broad beans
2 of your 5-a-day and low in saturated fat

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1005kj
    238kcal
    12%
  • Fat

    3g 4%
  • Saturates

    1g 4%
  • Sugars

    9g 10%
  • Salt

    0.8g 14%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 21.6g Protein 28.6g Fibre 6.1g

Method

  1. Season the chicken all over with black pepper and put it in the slow-cooker. Add the potatoes, carrots, onion, leek and garlic. Pour the stock around the chicken. Put the lid on and cook on high for 3 hrs or on low for 6 hrs, turning the chicken half-way through, until cooked through.
  2. Remove the chicken from the slow-cooker and shred with two forks.
  3. Add the chicken back to the slow-cooker. Add the corn, thyme, peas and beans and cook on high for 20 mins until the veg is tender. Season well with black pepper and serve.

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