Chinese Chicken & Corn Soup
This is a super hearty, healthy and tasty dish packed with healing vegetables and spices such as garlic, onion & ginger.
Ingredients
- 400g (0.88 lb.) chicken breast (organic)
- 2 chicken stock cubes (MSG free, organic)
- 250g (1 cup) creamed corn
- 4 cups filtered water
- 175g leek (2 leeks) sliced (don't use the leaves)
- 200g (7oz/ 1½ cups) carrots, sliced
- 175g (6.1oz/ 1 cup) shallot, sliced
- 2 large spring onions
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp soya sauce (gluten-free)
Instructions
- Cook the chicken breast in olive oil in a pan for 7 minutes per side, then set aside and pull.
- Fry the shallots for 3 minutes, then add the leeks, carrots and ginger and fry for another 3 minutes, add the garlic and fry for 30 seconds, then add hot water and stock cubes and simmer for for 10 minutes.
- Add the pulled chicken, creamed corn & soya sauce & simmer for another 3 minutes
- Serve with sliced spring onion as a garnish and sourdough or gluten-free toast.
Notes
When you're cooking for the family, it is often difficult to find easy, quick and healthy dinners, so this dish has been put together to include ingredients that are nourishing and packed with goodness, such as ginger, onion and garlic that act as natural anti-virals, antioxidants and inflammatories, that help to boost the immune function, especially during the colder autumn and winter months. These ingredients also help boost liver detoxification, vital for hormone regulation along with containing prebiotics, which help support a healthy gut and gut barrier. An added benefit is that the soup contains tryptophan-rich lean chicken breast, which can effectively be used in a weight-loss protocol and also helps in the production of neurotransmitters and other hormones.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 377gAmount Per Serving: Calories: 224 kcalTotal Fat: 5.8gNet Carbohydrates: 17.7gFiber: 3.1gProtein: 23.2g
