Zucchini & Chicken Soup with Whole Wheat Macaroni
Ingredients
Food Safety
Before you start, wash all surfaces and your hands with soap and warm water, and remember to wash your hands, utensils and cutting boards after they touch raw meat or eggs. Avoid cross-contamination by using a different cutting board for your meat and other ingredients. Make sure you’re cooking to safe temperatures and chilling any leftovers within two hours. For more food safety tips, visit our Food Safety at Home Section.
Steps
Heat olive oil in large soup pot over medium high heat. Sauté diced onions in oil until soft. Add stock and bring to a boil.
Stir grated zucchini into the boiling stock along with the chicken thighs and pasta. Turn down heat and simmer 15 minutes until pasta is tender and the chicken is cooked through.
Remove chicken from pot and cool. Cut into bite-size pieces. Add back to soup.
Season soup with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, freshly ground black pepper, sea salt, thyme, rosemary and parsley. The amount of salt you need will depend on the saltiness of your broth. Homemade is usually less salty than purchased.
Mix sour cream with milk in a squeeze bottle or a plastic resealable bag. If using a bag, cut off the corner. To serve ladle into bowls and decorate with a swirl of sour cream. Create a decorative pattern such as a spiral. Top with a small sprig of thyme (optional garnish).
Helpful Tip
This pretty, fresh-tasting soup can also be made using cucumber instead of zucchini.
Nutrition Info
| Per 445 g serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 300 |
| Protein | 21 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 27 g |
| Fibre | 3 g |
| Sugar | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 60 mg |
| Sodium | 580 mg |
| Per 445 g serving | % Daily Value |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 20 |
| Calcium | 8 |
| Iron | 10 |
| Vitamin A | 6 |
| Vitamin C | 35 |
| Vitamin B6 | 30 |
| Vitamin B12 | 15 |
| Folate | 25 |
| Zinc | 24 |
