Recipes

[LoLa]

5 Ingredient Pesto Chicken Soup
(recipe source: gimmesomeoven.com)

I love a 'simmer all day, twenty ingredient soup' sometimes. However, It really doesn't get quicker, easier or tastier than this. If you've got 10 minutes you've got a great 'chicken soup for the soul'. Enjoy!

4 cups good-quality chicken stock
3 handfuls (about 3 cups) fresh spinach
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 (14 ounce) cans Great Northern or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1/3 cup pesto (homemade or store bought)
(optional topping: grated Parmesan cheese)

Stir together chicken stock, spinach, chicken, beans in a medium saucepan. Cook over high heat until the soup reaches a simmer. Then reduce heat to medium, stir in the pesto, and let the soup continue to simmer for 2 minutes. Serve warm, topped with Parmesan cheese if desired.

[DiAnne]

This sounds like a great use for Costco rotisserie chicken and the home made chicken stock I make out of their carcases.  Thanks for posting - it getting to be soup weather here in the PNW. 

[spix]

Another winner @LoLa, Thanx again

[Ms49r]

Thanks so much for this recipe, LoLa.!  I made it tonight.  I had chicken stock that I made from a few days ago. (I highly recommend Ina Garten's 40 garlic chicken recipe that I got from my friend, Mary.  She actually gave me all the garlic, she gets it from Costco.)

This was so easy and I love the flavor profile.  Hubby gave it a thumbs up!  Served it in a big shallow bowl with grilled garlic sourdough bread.  This is a recipe that will go on my short list. 

Best wishes for a wonderful Fall Season!

Spoiler

[LoLa]

You are all so very welcome! I'm really happy that you enjoyed it. Thanks for giving it a try. I love how flavorful it is.

Happy Friday,

LoLa

[Q-Checker]

This soup is a keeper, for sure! It is really an awesome recipe and heary enough for a meal.  I made a slight change, using vegetable broth instead of chicken broth. I also added a dollop of low-fat sour cream to the top before serving since parmesan cheese is too salty for me. Thanks for posting it!

[qualitygal]

Lola, yours is similar in ingredients to the one I posted not long ago and I read to my husband, and I copied yours. I'll try yours next time, since he'd be happy with more beans. (Musical fruit). LOL Now that I see how we like spinach in this soup and these ingredient combos, this soup will make for happy tummies. Momma's happy.

[2zbeach]

I made this soup today.  Delicious.  Only change I made was adding some garlic.  Thanks,LoLa,it's a winner.

[mustang66lady]

Thanks Lola- looks wonderful!  Looking forward to making it when the temps here drop!

[sfnative]

@LoLa

Made this tonight with leftover rotisserie chix from Costco and homemade chicken stock.  Due to the simple nature of this soup, I highly recommend making your own chicken stock.  While eating the soup this evening, one of the things I really enjoyed was the taste of the stock.  So many times when stock is thrown into a recipe the essence of it nearly disappears.  Not so here.  This recipe is so good on several levels.  Thanks, LoLa, for another winner.