Chicken Soup with Whole Wheat Macaroni

Chicken Soup with Whole Wheat Macaroni is a delicious tempting bowl of soup and a complete meal in itself. It is more like a one-pot meal balanced with all the macronutrients like carbohydrates and proteins and also contains fibre.

Chicken is rich in proteins, whole wheat macaroni provides the complex carbohydrates, has fibre and certain micronutrients compared to the refined variety and the vegetables add to the fibre of the meal.

 

 Ingredients:

Shredded Chicken – 100 gms

Whole Wheat Macaroni – 1 tbsp

Chopped Vegetables (Carrots, Onions, Broccoli, Corn & Tomato) – 1 cup

Crushed Garlic – 1 tsp

Grated Ginger – ½ tsp

Chilli Flakes – ½ tsp

Black Pepper Powder – ½ tsp

Oregano – ½ tsp

Salt to Taste

Oil – 1 tsp

 

Method:

1. In a large pot, heat oil on medium high heat.
2. Add chopped vegetables and sauté everything until the veggies become slightly tender.
3. Add ginger, garlic and sauté them for 1-2 minutes, making sure not to burn them.
4. Add water, oregano, salt, pepper, chilli flakes and bring everything to a boil.
5. Let simmer 5 minutes.
6. Add shredded chicken and whole wheat macaroni and let it simmer for about 10 minutes or until the macaroni become soft.
7. Check the flavour to see if you need to add more herbs or salt and pepper.
8. Garnish with coriander and serve hot.

 

Note: If you like more broth in your soup, you can add some more water and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes.