Name: Chicken and vegetable soup with spinach pesto
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 130 min
Total time: 145 min
Yield: 4-6
Ingredients: 2 carrots, roughly chopped; 1 swede, peeled, roughly chopped; 1 parsnip, peeled, roughly chopped; 2 stalks celery, sliced; 1 red onion, diced; 1 fresh bay leaf; 6 sprigs thyme; ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves; 6 cloves garlic, smashed; 10 black peppercorns; 3L water; 2 skinless chicken breast fillets, diced; Extra ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves; SPINACH PESTO; 50g baby spinach leaves; ½ cup basil leaves; 20g parmesan, finely chopped; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp water; ¼ clove garlic, crushed; Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

Chicken and vegetable soup with spinach pesto

A dollop of spinach pesto adds punch to this chicken soup made with slow-cooked swede, parsnip and other classic winter vegetables.

Serves 4-6

Prep

15M

Cook

2H 10M

Total

2H 25M

Skip to Recipe

Ingredients

2 carrots, roughly chopped

1 swede, peeled, roughly chopped

1 parsnip, peeled, roughly chopped

2 stalks celery, sliced

1 red onion, diced

1 fresh bay leaf

6 sprigs thyme

¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves

6 cloves garlic, smashed

10 black peppercorns

3L water

2 skinless chicken breast fillets, diced

Extra ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves

SPINACH PESTO

50g baby spinach leaves

½ cup basil leaves

20g parmesan, finely chopped

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbsp water

¼ clove garlic, crushed

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

Method

Put carrot, swede, parsnip, celery, onion, bay leaf, thyme, parsley, garlic, peppercorns and water in a large heavy-based saucepan. Bring to the boil over a high heat, then reduce heat to low and simmer gently uncovered for 2 hours.

Increase heat to medium-high. Add chicken and cook for 8 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Stir in extra parsley.

Meanwhile, to make spinach pesto, put baby spinach leaves, basil, parmesan, oil, water and garlic in the bowl of a food processor and process until a chunky sauce forms. Season with salt and pepper.

Serve chicken and vegetable soup dolloped with spinach pesto.

Better Homes and Gardens

Better Homes and Gardens promotes inspired living for home loving Australians. With a total audience reach of over six million, Better Homes and Gardens is the country’s original and most successful multi-platform brand, combining a TV show, power-house print magazine and thriving digital and social platforms.

Instagram Facebook

Ingredients

Method

Related stories