Chicken & parmesan soup
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If you need to make enough soup to feed a small army, this soup its perfect for you. The AMC 24 cm Gourmet Gigant has a capacity of 9 litres, and it's only when you start cooking that you realise how much that actually is! Adding Parmesan cheese to the soup also gives it a depth of flavour – a warming and hearty soup! And if you don't have a large enough soup pot, enter our competition to win your very own 24 cm Gourmet Gigant here!
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Chicken & parmesan soup
Serves 15 - 20
3 large onions, chopped
3 - 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
6 - 8 carrots peeled and grated
4 celery stalks with leaves, sliced
2 - 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and grated
20 ml fresh basil, chopped or 7.5 ml dried basil
15 ml fresh origanum, chopped or 5 ml dried origanum
1 - 2 small chillies, chopped
2 tins chopped tomatoes
3.5 - 4 litres of chicken or vegetable stock
3 - 4 chicken breasts, skin removed
8 baby marrows, sliced
10 ml fresh lemon juice
200 ml parmesan cheese, and extra to serve
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method
- Heat an AMC 24 cm Gourmet Gigant over a medium temperature until the Visiotherm reaches the first red area. Add onions and sauté for a few minutes before adding garlic and vegetables, herbs and chilli. Don't add the baby marrows at this stage.
- Sauté vegetables until tender before adding tomatoes, stock and chicken portions. Cover with lid and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to the lowest setting. Simmer for 30 - 35 minutes or until chicken and vegetables are cooked.
- Transfer chicken from cookware to cutting board and coarsely shred. Using a stick blender quickly blitz the soup to a consistency that you prefer. Return chicken to cookware with baby marrows. Leave to simmer for 5 minutes until marrows are tender. Stir through parmesan cheese and season. Serve with an extra sprinkle of cheese and herbs.
- If you're cooking for kids, perhaps omit the chillies. You can also add 150 ml orzo or small pasta shapes in step 3.
- Use any vegetables of your choice in the soup, e.g. replace baby marrows with green beans or small broccoli florets.
- Substitute chicken breasts with fillets – thinly slice the fillets and add in step 3.
Cookware we used
