Chicken & Lentil Soup - high protein and high fibre!

Name: Chicken & Lentil Soup - high protein and high fibre!
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: Chicken Breast 900g diced; 3 Carrots, diced; 2 Celery Ribs diced; 1 Brown Onion diced; 6 Cloves Garlic chopped; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 0.5tsp ground cumin; 0.5tsp dried thyme; 0.5tsp dried rosemary; 210g Dried Green Lentils (preferably soaked 3 hours); 1.4l Chicken Bone Broth (low salt); 400g tinned finely chopped tomatoes; 234g Drained Tinned Butter Beans; 240g Fat Free Cottage Cheese; 1tbsp apple cider vinegar; 90g Spinach; salt and pepper to taste

10 steps

Prep:10minCook:35min

A high-protein, high-fibre soup for cold winter days - perfect for when you’re under the weather and need some comfort food 🍲

Updated at: Sun, 01 Sep 2024 17:28:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories467.9 kcal (23%)

Total Fat13.9 g (20%)

Carbs37.5 g (14%)

Sugars8.7 g (10%)

Protein48.7 g (97%)

Sodium995.2 mg (50%)

Fiber14.5 g (52%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

900gChicken Breast

6 clovesgarlic

1 tspsalt

1 tspsmoked paprika

½ tspground cumin

½ tspdried thyme

½ tspdried rosemary

210gDried Green Lentils

preferably soaked 3 hours

1.4lChicken Bone Broth

low salt

400gtomatoes

tinned, finely chopped

234gButter Beans

Drained, Tinned

240gFat Free Cottage Cheese

1 Tbspapple cider vinegar

90gSpinach

Instructions

Step 1

Add a small amount of oil to a large heavy bottomed pot over medium heat

Step 2

Add carrots, celery, onion and saute for 6 mins or until soft.

Step 3

Add garlic, salt, paprika, cumin, thyme, rosemary and saute for 1 min.

Step 4

Add chicken, lentils, chopped tomatoes, bone broth (reserving 1 cup/mug full) and bring to the boil.

Step 5

To a blender cup, add butter beans, cottage cheese, and the reserved cup of bone broth. Blend until smooth.

Step 6

Add blender mixture to soup pot, bring back to the boil, and then reduce to a simmer.

Step 7

Simmer with a lid on for 25 minutes (or until lentils are cooked). At this point, taste for seasoning and add salt, pepper, and apple cider vinegar as needed.

Step 8

If your soup is too thin, you can add a cornstarch slurry or quickly bring to a boil without a lid to reduce.

Step 9

Add spinach, roughly torn, and stir through until wilted.

Step 10

Remove from the heat, serve and enjoy!