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Chicken, borlotti bean & vegetable soup with pistou

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Points® value
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
55 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Pistou is a French version of Italian pesto, but without the pine nuts. This recipe uses parsley and mint instead of the usual basil.

Ingredients

Parsley, fresh

18 g, chopped

Mint, Fresh

12 g, chopped

Lemon

1 zest(s) of 1, grated

Garlic

2 clove(s), crushed

Calorie controlled cooking spray

4 spray(s)

Leek

1 medium, sliced

Chicken breast, skinless, raw

2 medium

Vegetable stock cube

1 cube(s), 1.5 litres

Broccoli, raw

100 g, cut into florets

Asparagus, raw

200 g, trimmed and chopped

Peas, frozen, boiled

120 g

Borlotti beans, cooked

1 can(s), large, drained

Sugar Snap Peas

100 g, sliced

Instructions

  1. Make the pistou. Put the parsley, mint, lemon zest and half the garlic in a food processor with 1 teaspoon water and process until smooth.
  2. Mist a large saucepan with cooking spray, then put over a medium heat. Add the leek and the remaining garlic, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened.
  3. Add the whole chicken breasts and the stock to the pan with the leek, and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a board with a slotted spoon. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes, then slice thinly.
  4. Add the broccoli, asparagus, peas and borlotti beans to the soup and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes. Add the sugar snaps and sliced chicken, and simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes or until the vegetables are just tender. Serve the soup topped with the pistou.

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