For those busy winter evenings or weekend lunches – something quick and nutritious is always a bonus.  This Five Minute Soup will become one of your ‘go-to’ favourites.  All you need is 4 cups of broth, a few dried vegetable flakes and leftover chicken, beef or other meat of your choice.

The Five Minute Soup

Try this super quick soup recipe and enjoy it in just five minutes.  It uses dehydrated vegetable flakes, which are now available everywhere.

If you follow my Urbnspice blog, I use these vegetable flakes for many recipes, particularly when developing gluten-free recipes.  Gluten Free Rock Star Veggie Burgers is just one example of how this unique ingredient can make a flavour punch in preparation of a dish. 

The Five Minute Soup

Yield:  4 – 6 servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 litre (4 cups) rich chicken or beef broth
• 1/4 cup dehydrated vegetable flakes
• 2 cups diced leftover chicken or roast beef
• A handful of cooked noodles or rice, optional

METHOD:

1. Pour the broth into a 2-quart saucepan
2. Add the dehydrated vegetable flakes and bring the broth to a boil.  Lower the heat to a simmer.
3. Add the diced meat (chicken or beef or even tofu) and the noodles if you are using them.
4. Once the meat is heated through, taste the soup and season to taste, if necessary with salt and pepper
5. Ladle the five-minute soup into warm bowls and enjoy.

NOTES: 

• Match the broth to your meat:  for example: chicken stock with diced chicken, etc.
• For a Gluten Free version of this soup, use rice instead of the noodles or use gluten-free noodles
• If your broth is not rich enough, tweak the soup by adding Worcestershire or Soya sauce or bouillon cubes/paste.
• Grate some Parmesan Cheese or Romano Cheese on top

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Denise Paré-Watson

The Urbnspice Chef

 

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