Green Amaranth and Chicken Soup

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This is a summery light soup. Chicken can be substituted with boiled egg, amaranth with spinach, and garlic scapes with regular garlic.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 cups

Green Amaranth and Chicken Soup

Ingredients

1 ½ quarts chicken stock

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 carrot

chopped

1 onion

chopped

2 potatoes

chopped

1 bay leaf

3 cups chopped amaranth leaves

3 garlic scapes

½ cup chopped scallions

or to taste

½ cup chopped fresh parsley

or to taste

salt and ground black pepper to taste

2 cups cubed

cooked chicken

or as desired

Sweet Simmered Pork Chops

Tips

Directions

Step 1

Bring stock to a boil in a stockpot. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add carrot and onion; cook and stir until onion is translucent 5 to 7 minutes. Scrape carrot and onion into to stock.

Step 2

Stir potatoes and bay leaf into stock; cook and stir until potatoes begin to soften 10 to 15 minutes. Stir amaranth leaves and garlic scapes into stock; continue to cook and stir until soup flavors have melded and potatoes can be easily pierced with a fork 5 to 10 minutes more. Stir scallions parsley salt and pepper into soup.

Step 3

Divide chicken among 4 serving bowls. Pour soup over chicken to serve.

Nutritional Information

Green Amaranth and Chicken Soup

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 156.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 12.3g 25%

Carbohydrates: 16.5g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 2.5g 10%

Sugars: 2.6g

Fat: 4.9g 8%

Saturated Fat: 1.2g 6%

Cholesterol: 26.8mg 9%

Vitamin A Iu: 1990IU 40%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.9mg 46%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 25%

Vitamin C: 25.6mg 43%

Folate: 35.2mcg 9%

Calcium: 67.6mg 7%

Iron: 1.5mg 9%

Magnesium: 34mg 12%

Potassium: 483.5mg 14%

Sodium: 567.8mg 23%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 10%

Calories From Fat: 44.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.