Chicken And Vegetable Soup A La Carol

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 chicken breasts, cubed
• 2 slices smoked bacon, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 leeks, sliced finely
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 -4 carrots, diced
• 125 g swede, diced
• 1 large parsnip, diced
• 2 sticks celery, sliced
• 410 g cannellini beans
• 1 teaspoon herbes de provence
• 1 sprig thyme
• 3 teaspoons vegetable bouillon granules
• 1/2 chicken stock cube
• 1 bunch chopped flat leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a large pan lightly fry the leeks, celery onion, bacon and garlic.
• 2 then add the chicken and rest of the vegetables(except parsley)fry for about 3-4 minutes.
• 3 add enough water to cover 2" over the vegetables.
• 4 bring to the boil and then simmer till cooked about 25 minutes.
• 5 add the parsley and serve.