Cream of Chicken Soup

Soup

POINTS Value: 2.5
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Level: Moderate


Ingredients
175g skinless chicken breast
2 celery sticks, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
300ml vegetable stock
1 tbsp plain flour
300ml semi-skimmed milk
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsps low-fat yogurt
chopped chives to garnish

Instructions
1. Chop the chicken into small pieces.

2. heat a large, non-stick saucepan. add the chicken, celery, onion and garlic and dry-fry for 2-3 minutes.

3. pour in a little of stock, then sprinkle the flour over and mix well. Cook the flour for 1 minute before gradually mixing in the remaining stock and then the milk.

4. Simmer gently for 10-15 minutes to allow the soup to thicken. Stir in the parsley. Just before serving, remove from the heat and stir in the yogurt. Garnish with a few chopped chives.

Tips

You can add canned or frozen sweetcorn to this rich soup just remember to add the extra points