Chicken soup with small pasta and spinach topcook.tomathouse.com
Ingredients:
- Half grilled chicken weighing 1.2 - 1.3 kg. (2 tbsp., with bones)
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cups lightly salted chicken broth
- 2 lemons
- 0.5 cup fine pastina
- 2 large eggs + 2 egg yolks
- 2 cups spinach or other salad greens
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
- Crumbled feta, for serving (optional)
Preparation:
- In a large saucepan, heat 1/4 cup olive oil over high heat. Add the onion, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken, broth, 4 cups water, and the juice of 1 lemon; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, add the pastina, and simmer until the pasta is tender and the soup has thickened slightly, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken; when cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones and shred it into bite-sized pieces.
- Remove the soup from the heat. In a medium bowl, whisk the juice of the remaining lemon with the whole eggs and yolks until foamy. Gradually stir a ladle of hot soup into the egg mixture, then pour the warm egg mixture into the soup and return to medium-low heat. Simmer until creamy, about 1 minute. Add the shredded chicken, spinach, and dill, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle with feta cheese, if desired.
Nutritional value per serving: Calories 425, Total Fat 27g, Saturated Fat 6g, Protein 27g, Carbohydrates 18g, Fiber 1g, Cholesterol 277mg, Sodium 858mg, Sugars 0g. |