Homemade Sweet Corn Chicken Soup
There is nothing more comforting than a healthy chicken soup when you are run down with a cold. This Sweet Corn Chicken Soup is just the thing to chase away the blues and make you feel all better.
Servings: 4
Calories: 491kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup diced White Onion
- 4 Chicken Drumsticks skin on
- 2 cups Sweet Corn
- 1 cup Frozen Peas and Carrots
- ¼ cup Olive Oil
- 4 cups Chicken Broth
- salt and pepper to taste
- Parsley for garnish
- ½ cup Pastina
- 1 teaspoon salt for pasta water
Instructions
- Prepare chicken by seasoning it with salt and pepper. Leave the skin on.
- Sauté diced onions in olive oil. Add seasoned chicken (skin on) to the pot and cook on each side for a minute (no need to brown chicken).
- Add broth and bring to boil.
- Add vegetables. Simmer for about an hour.
- In the mean time, cook your pastina, drain and set aside.
- Taste soup to see if it needs seasoning. Be careful not to burn yourself.
- Add any vegetable seasoning, if necessary.
- When the soup is ready, take it off the burner and let stand for 10 minutes to cool slightly, otherwise it will be too hot to eat.
- Place some pastina in a bowl and add soup to the bowl. Add chicken to the bowl and any herbs or garnish and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/4 | Calories: 491kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 1649mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g