Healthy Chicken-Vegetable Soup

Why not go healthy today? Having healthy habits with some low-calorie foods and continuing the diet is not easy for all. Once you decide to be on a low calorie healthy diet, it's never easy to stick on that for a long time. So one of the easiest ways to maintain the healthy habit is to have some tasty soups and salads and start enjoying whatever food you are having.

 

Chicken and vegetable mixed soup is one such delicious and healthy serving and can be cooked very quickly with easy hands.

 

Total time : 1 hour
Serves       : 5-6
Calories    :250-280

 

Ingredients :

• Chicken, boneless and skinless, diced                                                      : 3 cups
• Mixed vegetables diced, fresh is preferred (you can use frozen as well) : 3 cups

Carrots (1/2 cup)

Green beans (1/2 cup)

Green peas (1/2 cup)

Sweet corn (1/2 cup)

Spinach leaves (1 cup)

• Onions, peeled and chopped                                                                   : 1/2 cup
• Celery, chopped                                                                                      : 1/2 cup
• Garlic, fresh minced                                                                                : 1 teaspoon
• Chicken broth                                                                                          : 4 cans
• Water                                                                                                       : as needed
• Salt                                                                                                           : as per taste
• Sugar                                                                                                        : as preferred
• Black pepper                                                                                            : 2-3 teaspoon
• Pasta, any shape of your choice                                                               : 1 cup
• Any herbs of your choice, like basil, thyme, oregano or parsley (optional)
• Butter                                                                                                        : 1/2 stick
• Olive oil                                                                                                    : 2-3 teaspoon

Directions :


Take a large deep pot and add olive oil. Once the oil got heated add onion and celery and sauté for 5 minutes. Pour in the chicken and all the vegetables along with chicken broth and water. Cook with the lid on low heat for 10-15 minutes. Next add salt, sugar and black pepper. Stir thoroughly and then add the herbs and pasta. Cook for another 10-15 minutes on medium heat. Bring everything to boil and simmer the heat until how much consistency you prefer.
Serve hot in the soup bowls and can add butter on top if you wish to.


Chicken-vegetable soup