Chicken and pea soup

Description

• Recipe by: Mike Newton
• Date first written down: 03 January 2022
• Updated:
  • N/A
• Partly based on recipes here:
  • https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/roast-chicken-soup
• Notes on ingredients/swaps:
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To serve

• Serve with a dollop of greek yoghurt, and buttered, crusty, and wam sourdough bread

Ingredients

• 1-2L of chicken stock (made from previously roasted chicken, boiled in water for 2-3 hours)
• Leftover pieces of cooked chicken [shredded (however much to hand)]
• 1-2 red onions [diced]
• 3 medium carrots [diced]
• 1 stick celery [diced]
• 1 small leek [finely diced (or half a larger leek)]
• 1 clove garlic (optional)
• Any other veg to hand (e.g. courgettes, green beans)
• Bunch of fresh thyme (leaves picked and diced) [alternative: fresh sage, or tarragon]
• 200-300g frozen peas
• Lemon juice

Method

1. Prepare chicken stock, and shred chicken pieces
2. Fry veg
3. Add chicken stock
4. Simmer 20 mins
5. Use stick blender to partly blend (but leave chunky)
6. Toss in shredded chicken, and reduce to taste