Super Greens Soup with Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 cooked rotisserie chicken, shredded or chopped
- 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
- 1- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 zucchini squash, chopped
- 4-5 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 cup green beans, chopped
- 1/3 cup fresh Italian parsley (flat parsley), chopped
- 1/8 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1 TBSP lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 15 oz cans chick peas
- ******* ******* ***********
- Olive Oil Drizzle Recipe to top soup
Instructions
- Saute garlic and onions in olive oil in a large pot over medium heat for 5-6 mins.
- Add in chopped celery, green beans, and zucchini. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes before adding in parsley and cilantro. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Add broth. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Next, add in shredded chicken, spinach, lemon juice, and chick peas and stir until spinach wilts.
- Before serving, be sure to make the olive oil drizzle for the top of the soup.
- Serve soup in bowl and drizzle oil over top of soup. Add cilantro or parsley for garnish and serve. Enjoy!
Notes
***** Olive Oil Drizzle Recipe********
In a food processor or blender, combine the following and blend until smooth. Drizzle over soup before serving the soup.
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 TBSP fresh lemon juice
3 TBSP fresh parsley
Salt and pepper to taste