Featured recipe from Marilu’s table * Lemon chicken artichoke soup
Member Sunshineluvr shared this soup recipe with members. We tried it – and it was great!
Soup is good in the summer, too! The lemon in this soup makes it feel light and refreshing, even though it’s a hot meal. You may be tempted to add additional ingredients because this recipe is so simple, but restrain yourself and enjoy the simplicity.
Enjoy a baguette and a salad of tomatoes and cucumbers on the side.
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Lemon Chicken Artichoke Soup
Green * Serves 8
4 split chicken breasts, skin removed
1/2 cup diced white onion
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 cans quartered artichoke hearts, drained (chopped smaller if drinking from a mug)
3 cups broth (from cooking the chicken)
2 lemons
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 quart chicken broth (optional; try Imagine Foods brand)
salt to taste
Fill a soup pot with 2 quarts of water, and add salt. Add chicken and bring the water to a boil. Lower the heat to maintain a simmer, and cook for about 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer and reserve. Pull the meat from the bones and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Wash the pot, and add the olive oil. Saute the diced onion. Add the broth (from cooking the chicken), chicken, artichoke hearts thyme and red pepper flakes. Add the zest and juice from both lemons. If you want it “soupier” add an additional quart of chicken broth. Simmer for about 30 minutes.
