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Chicken-Escarole Soup

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Healthy bonus Vitamin K and folate from the escarole

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

8 cups (2 quarts) chicken broth
1 tsp lemon zest
2 bay leaves
1/2 medium onion, grated
1 whole boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 8 ounces), halved
1 head escarole (about 3 cups), rinsed and cut into 1-inch squares
6 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan

Preparation

  1. Bring broth to a boil in a large soup pot over medium-high, then stir in zest, bay leaves and onion. Add chicken, reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes. Remove chicken and cool before cutting into bite-size pieces. Return soup to a boil, then stir in escarole and chicken pieces. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, another 5 minutes. Remove bay leaves. Salt and pepper; garnish each bowl with 1 tbsp Parmesan.

Nutrition Per Serving

Nutritional analysis per serving 124 calories
3.8 g fat (1.5 g saturated fat)
3.4 g carbohydrates
17.6 g protein
1 g fiber
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self
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