Chicken & White Bean Soup with parmesan and spinach:
3 x 14 ounce cans low-sodium chicken broth 1.5 cups plus 3 tablespoons tomato-and-basil pasta sauce 1 15 ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained 3/4 tsp. crushed red pepper 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts sliced thin
salt and pepper 6 ounces pre-washed baby spinach 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil 3/4 c grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
In a Dutch oven, bring chicken broth, pasta sauce, cannellini beans and crushed red pepper to a simmer. Turn heat to low.
Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper; add to broth. Gently
poach chicken stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes. (The broth
should barely simmer.)
Stir in baby spinach. Continue cooking
soup until spinach is wilted and chicken is just cooked through, about
2 minutes more. Stir in basil; season with salt and pepper to taste.
Ladle soup into bowls; and top with grated cheese.
4 HUGE servings (more like 6-8, at our house).
Nutrition facts per (assuming 4) serving: 407 Calories 43 g protein 36 g carbohydrate 10 g fat (3 g saturated)
10 g fiber
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Chicken & White Bean Soup with parmesan and spinach:
3 x 14 ounce cans low-sodium chicken broth
1.5 cups plus 3 tablespoons tomato-and-basil pasta sauce
1 15 ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
3/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts sliced thin
salt and pepper
6 ounces pre-washed baby spinach
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
3/4 c grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
In a Dutch oven, bring chicken broth, pasta sauce, cannellini beans and crushed red pepper to a simmer. Turn heat to low.
Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper; add to broth. Gently poach chicken stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes. (The broth should barely simmer.)
Stir in baby spinach. Continue cooking soup until spinach is wilted and chicken is just cooked through, about 2 minutes more. Stir in basil; season with salt and pepper to taste.
Ladle soup into bowls; and top with grated cheese.
4 HUGE servings (more like 6-8, at our house).
Nutrition facts per (assuming 4) serving:
407 Calories
43 g protein
36 g carbohydrate
10 g fat (3 g saturated)
10 g fiber
Crap! I am no help then! lol
Leftovers from last night:
smothered pork chops
crash hot potatoes
and fried brocolli.
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