Countless numbers of us, on a daily basis, are faced with the challenge of filling multiple roles. We must be spouses, parents, professionals, etc., and still find time and energy after all that to be health-conscious individuals! Life shouldn't be an exhausting struggle, it should be a collection of one enjoyable, memorable, fulfilling, experience after another, should it not? I mean, pardon the cliché, but life's too short to let it be anything else.

I am a self-proclaimed food hobbyist on a quest to find delicious, healthy, fast, easy-to-make recipes and to successfully make those food adjectives actually belong together in a sentence. I am looking for after work meals that don't come out of a can, that I can enjoy preparing after a long work day, that my family will enjoy eating, and that will allow me to rest assured knowing that we are eating healthy. When I find these meals, I wish to share them with others. Cheers :)

Monday, November 22, 2010

Hearty, Warming Chicken and Peanut Soup

I'm not feeling so well these days, therefore bland foods (ie. not fried, low sodium, low spice) that are nutrient rich, have been my focus. There have been alot of boring, low in flavor, non-blogworthy baked lean meats with sides of plain steamed veggies and steamed rice, in our diet. My poor hubby has been pouring hot sauce over just about everything I cook lately trying to add some pizzaz and flavor to his plate. Oh well, at least this is a temporary situation....I don't think I can take much more of this myself!!

Moving on to this soup recipe...the veggies and peanuts give this soup heartiness and a beautiful flavor combination.

Ingredients:


1 skinless boneless chicken breast diced
1/2 turnip (or rutabaga) peeled & diced
1 parsnip sliced
2 carrotts sliced
1 onion diced
2 stalks of celery sliced

1 carton low sodium chicken broth
1cube McCormick Chicken Boullion

Water to top up periodically throughout cooking
1/2 cup raw unroasted peanuts (an afterthought, I felt the dish needed more protein, I won't do this again as the red color in the peanut skin darkened the chicken peices and the broth, which I thought looked rather unappealing)




Add chicken broth, water, and dry chicken stock to a large pot filling it to 2/3 full

Bring to a boil (taste and add more stock if too bland)

Add chicken pieces and let boil until cooked (about 10 minutes)

Add veggies and let boil over medium heat for 2-3 hours, add H2O as needed to top up.



There you have it, simple and delicious, my favorite combination ;)

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 20, 2010 at 11:30 AM

    To avoid the red colour would you use roasted nuts instead?
    These days I'm looking to cook just about anything that has nuts in it and I love the combo of chicken and peanuts. Seasonal veggies too :)

    I hope your tummy is behaving with all the babying you've been doing :)

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  2. KarenDecember 21, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    Hi Zibi! I think the peanuts would have worked fine if I had removed the skins....this is very difficult to do with raw peanuts....roasted peanuts would likely work very well! Good suggestion!

    My tummy's been better than before, thanks! I hope you are doing well also....good luck!

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