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Chicken, Vegetable & Quinoa Soup Recipe
This soup is very nutritious and tasty. It is also low in fat. You can add any vegetables you want to this – carrots, peas, potatoes, cabbage, zucchini, summer squash, cauliflower, broccoli, corn, etc. I used what I had handy. Here is what you need to do for this:
Serves eight
1 cup quinoa
2 TBS olive oil
8 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 large carrots – peeled and diced
1 cup diced pumpkin
1 cup finely sliced green cabbage
2 potatoes – peeled and diced
8 cooked chicken thighs – skinned, deboned and shredded
1 TBS tomato paste
½ TBS crushed oregano
1 tsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. black pepper
2 TBS chopped parsley
Wash the quinoa thoroughly – scrubbing it between your hands – and changing water four or five times. Drain it well.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the quinoa and cook it, stirring constantly, until it starts to dry and you can hear it crackle. It will be ready when it turns from beige to cream color.
Place all of the other ingredients, except for the parsley – in a pot. Add the quinoa and mix well. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes – or until the vegetables and the quinoa are cooked through.
Ladle into a bowl and garnish with some chopped parsley. Serve and enjoy!
CALORIES 264.81.; FAT 11.03 grs (sat 2.69; mono 3.14; poly 2.99); PROTEIN 29.13 grs ; FIBER 3.07 grs; CARBS 2.88 grs; CHOLESEROL 95.0 mg; IRON 2.95 mg; SODIUM 1025.85 mg; CALCIUM 42.79 mg
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artichaut
September 22, 2012 at 1:51 pm
nice recipe thanks , i will try it soon
theFrugalChef
September 22, 2012 at 6:27 pm
You are welcome! I hope it comes out perfect for you! Thank you for stopping by!
Mary Ann
ana
February 27, 2013 at 10:29 pm
Omg se ve super rica
la voy hacer mañana de lunch 
theFrugalChef
March 1, 2013 at 3:55 am
Gracias Ana! Esta sopita a mi me encanta! Ojala que te haya salido perfecta! Que estes muy bien!
Mary Ann
Erin
March 10, 2013 at 1:11 pm
What she said ..lol OMG! It is an exceptional taste. This is one of those recipes that the taste lingers. I brought it back the second day with more veggies an broth. Yummy.
I had to substitute tomato soup for paste that I did not have . I suspect it would not make that much of a difference from how good it tasted.
First time using Quinoa . I had a box I purchased because I heard of the good nutritional value .
Five out of five stars.
theFrugalChef
March 13, 2013 at 10:01 pm
Hi Erin!
I am so happy this worked for you! I love quinoa. It is absolutely great for you. Thank you for giving this a try and for letting us know! I really appreciate it!
Mary Ann