Bean and chicken soup

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to cook delicious bean and chicken soup? Very simple. First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. You can prepare the soup from dried beans, like I did, or from canned ones. Using canned beans will speed up the preparation time of the soup significantly. You can supplement or replace the vegetable part to your liking. You can also use greens to taste.

2. STEP 2

   

   Rinse the beans and pre-soak overnight in cold water. You can use any variety of beans. I have white beans. Drain the swollen beans and place them in a colander. Rinse the beans well under running water.

3. STEP 3

   

   Take a suitable saucepan, place the beans in it, pour in 1.5 liters of cold water and cook over medium heat. Cook the beans until tender, 1 to 1.5 hours. The exact cooking time depends on the size of the beans and their variety. It took me a little over an hour. After an hour of cooking, you can lightly salt the water. This way the process will go faster. Ready beans should be soft, but not boiled.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the finished beans in a colander and dry.

5. STEP 5

   

   Place some of the beans in another bowl and mash into a puree with a masher. This will make the soup more viscous and give it a rich bean flavor.

6. STEP 6

   

   Wash the chicken fillet, dry it and cut into small portions. You can replace the fillet with meat with bones. Broth cooked on the bone will be richer.

7. STEP 7

   

   Boil 1.5 liters of water in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chicken fillet and whole peeled onion and cook, skimming and stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes. If you have bone-in meat, cook for at least 30 minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   While the chicken is cooking, prepare the remaining vegetables. Peel the carrots and cut into small cubes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Finely chop the garlic.

10. STEP 10

    

    Also finely chop the parsley. In addition to parsley, you can take other greens: dill, cilantro, spinach, etc.

11. STEP 11

    

    Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add carrots and cook, stirring, for 4 minutes.

12. STEP 12

    

    Add garlic and cook for another 1 minute. The garlic should have a bright aroma.

13. STEP 13

    

    Transfer the roasted vegetables to the soup pot. Next, add the crushed and whole beans. Salt, pepper and mix everything.

14. STEP 14

    

    Cook the soup for another 5-7 minutes at a low simmer. At the very end, remove the boiled onion. Remove the pan from the heat and let the soup brew for 10 minutes under the lid.

15. STEP 15

    

    Pour the soup into bowls, sprinkle with chopped herbs and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Olga

07.09.2023

4.6

I usually choose recipes based on the products I have in the house, if I haven’t purchased them in advance. So I have dry white beans, fillets, carrots and this bean and chicken soup recipe. As always, I forgot to soak the beans overnight, but this is not a problem, I soak them for 4 hours and also cook for 1 hour. I wanted a thin soup, so I crushed a very small amount of beans. Mmm, the soup is simply delicious 😋, very tasty, the taste somehow reminded me of fish soup, I think this unusual taste is due to the whole boiled onion. I really enjoyed eating it, thank you for sharing delicious recipes.