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Home Made Soups

Why not try one of our home made soups to keep the chills at bay?

Health Habits when making soup

  • Use a variety of vegetables to provide a wide range of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants as well as valuable fibre.
  • Include bean mix to add low fat protein and fibre.

Chicken and Vegetable Laksa

Ingredients 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped 1 tsp red chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely chopped 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 1 litre chicken stock Grated rind of a lemon 125g dried rice vermicelli noodles 2 chicken breasts, skinned and thinly sliced 1 head broccoli, cut diagonally into thirds 1 red pepper cut into thin strips 1 c
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Chickpea Soup

Add chickpeas to a pre-prepared soup base. Saute a finely chopped onion, crushed garlic, finely chopped celery and sliced green pepper for a few minutes. Add a pinch of cumin and turmeric depending on taste with a can of flavoured tomato halves (e.g. Wattie's Indian Tomatoes) and 1/2 cup of chicken stock. Simmer for 15 minutes and serve with natural yoghurt
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Chicken and Corn Soup

Ingredients 1 Chicken carcass 2 litres water 1 piece ginger, peeled and sliced 1 onion, peeled and quartered Parsley Salt and pepper 425g can creamed corn 2 tsp Chicken stock 1/2 tsp grated ginger 3 spring onions 1 tsp sesame oil 4 Tbs cornflour 4 Tbs water 2 egg whites 3 spring onion
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Easy Minestrone

Ingredients 1 large onion, chopped 4 rashers bacon or chicken bacon, fat removed (or use a bacon hock) 6 cups chicken stock 500ml jar tomato pasta sauce or tomato soup 3/4 cup (135g) pasta spirals or shells 1/2 tsp oregano 4 cups diced vegetables 1 cup frozen peas 440g can 4 bean mix Fresh chopped parsley and grated parmesan cheese to serve
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