Comforting Chicken Soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- 10 mins cooling time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 1tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
- 2 chicken breasts, diced
- 2 leeks, chopped
- 200g (7oz) potatoes, unpeeled and chopped
- 1.2litres (2pt) chicken stock
- 3 sprigs of thyme
- 2 bay leaves,
- kernels from 1 cob of sweetcorn
- freshly ground black pepper
Method
- STEP 1Heat olive oil in a saucepan, add onion, garlic, chicken and leeks, and sauté gently for 8 minutes without browning.
- STEP 2Add the potatoes, stock, thyme and bay leaves, and simmer for 20 minutes.
- STEP 3Add sweetcorn kernels and cook for a further 10 minutes. Remove thyme and bay leaves before serving. Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper.
