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Chicken Optional Vegetable Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Chicken Optional Vegetable Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Chicken Optional Vegetable Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Chicken Optional Vegetable Soup are:

2 T extra light olive oil
1 large onion: chopped
2 medium carrots: chopped
5 sm-m potatoes: cubed
1/2 leek: chopped
2 c Kale: rip the leaves off the stem and tear to pieces
2-4c. (1 quart) stewed tomatoes: I use home canned with no added salt
3 c (2 cans) garbanzo bean (chickpeas)
4-5 md. chicken breasts (no skin) (Optional)
4 c. chicken broth (can substitue veggie broth)
4-6 c. water
2 bay leaves
Parsley
Basil
Thyme
Salt
Pepper
Garlic

Here is how you make Chicken Optional Vegetable Soup:

Heat oil in large stockpot or soup pan. When warm: saute onion, carrots, potatotes, leek until almost done. Add chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes: to cook outside of chicken and hold in juice. Add kale, tomatoes, garbanzo (chickpeas) and cover: let the kale wilt some. Add broth, water, garlic (to taste), and bay leaves. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1-1.5 hours or until chicken is cooked and potatoes are soft. Add parsley, thyme, salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer for 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!!Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KKITTSY.

The nutritional information for Chicken Optional Vegetable Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 205.9

• Total Fat: 3.7 g
• Cholesterol: 5.1 mg
• Sodium: 668.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
• Protein: 7.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Chicken Optional Vegetable Soup is Vegetarian