Chicken and Spinach Soup
This Chicken and Spinach Soup makes a wonderful weeknight meal. The addition of spinach in this healthy soup adds great nutrients such as calcium and iron. You can also use leftover turkey in this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 1 piece (1/2 inch long) fresh ginger or 3/4 tsp ground
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 6 cups chicken broth or water
- 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken or turkey breast
- 1/2 scallions bunch or 1 small bunch coriander
- 2 cups vermicelli, fine egg noodles, orzo or pastina
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
- salt & pepper to taste
- toasted sesame seeds
- garlic, optional
Instructions
- Finely chop the onion. Peel and mince ginger. Heat sesame oil in soup pot over medium heat.
- Add onion and ginger, increase heat to high and saute for a few seconds to release aroma. Add the broth and frozen spinach.
- Cover the pot and bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until spinach is thawed (10 minutes).
- Meanwhile, cut the chicken into chunks. Slice the scallions, including about four inches of the green tops (or rinse, stem and mince coriander).
- When the spinach has thawed, stir the soup, then add the chicken and noodles. Cover and simmer until the noodles and chicken are cooked (5 minutes).
- Add the scallions and the lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately, passing the sesame seeds for sprinkling over each portion.
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