Chicken & Beans & Greens soup

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  • Number of Servings: 9
Ingredients
2 tsp olive oil2 cloves of garlic chopped2. Add the chicken and cook until no longer pinkI bunch of mustard greens (or greens of your choice)1.26 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite size pieces2 baby zucchini chopped2 cups chickpeas (ceci)2 oz parmiggiano (parmesan;I like to save the rind and add it to my soup to melt as it cooks)salt pepper to tastehot pepper flakes (or spice of your choosing)
Directions
1. Heat the olive oil and add chopped garlic cloves cooking until fragrant (careful not to burn)
2. cook chicken until no longer pink
3. Add the greens and cook until wilted and then the beans;stir beans a bit until heated in the mixture
4. Add the chicken stock and water
5. heat until boiling and then add zucchini, salt, pepper, spices and parmiggiano rind
6. Cook until zucchini are done and cheese has melted to impart its flavour to the broth
7 enjoy!



Number of Servings: 9

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NUCLEARMUM.

Servings Per Recipe: 9
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 179.4
  • Total Fat: 5.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 14.8 mg
  • Sodium: 1,283.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 20.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
  • Protein: 12.5 g

Member Reviews
  • JOEMARCHESANI
    I added a tablespoon of honey to offset any bitterness in the greens and I used a low-sodium vegetable stock. Everyone really liked it. - 11/7/10

    Reply from NUCLEARMUM (3/10/12)
    Wow I had not realized that I had a review on one of my recipes (this is the only one I have shared). Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. I apologize for such a late response but this truly made my day!