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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Chicken Vegetable Soup


I recently began counting calories. So I've been very conscious about what I'm cooking. Tonight for supper, I started out with some chicken I had cooked earlier in the week in the crock pot that was all shredded and sitting in about a cup of the broth it cooked in. I thought that sounded like a great start to a soup! So....that's what it became! It was SO GOOD I wanted to share.

13 oz cooked, shredded chicken breast
2c chicken broth
16c water
3 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 can white beans
2 cans Rotel
4c frozen mixed vegetables
2c uncooked whole wheat penne pasta
Italian Seasoning
2 Bay Leaves
Dried Basil
Dried Onion
2 cloves garlic
Garlic Powder
Salt & Pepper

I just got the chicken, water and broth boiling then added the potatoes, let them cook for a few minutes then added everything else! I was just throwing things in the pot as I found them in the cupboards or freezer. (Sorry there aren't any measurements for the spices...I really do just throw things in the pot and I have no clue how much I used. You'll just have to taste as you go and add as you see fit)

It was AWESOME!!! Mackinley ate TWO WHOLE BOWLS and Jason said "Babe, I'm pretty sure this is the best soup I've ever eaten".

The kicker?? It's only 134 calories per cup!!! You can literally pig out on this stuff and not feel guilty! The whole entire pot has like 2100 calories! (I have the exact number written down but that's in the kitchen and I'm finally sitting down today so I'm not getting up to get it. haha)

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's the BEST soup ever! The chowder you made last was the BEST chowder ever!..and you are the BEST!!

You can tell you cook with your heart!

I love you

Keetha Broyles said...

Daughter dearest, you have become QUITE the domestic diva!!!! I'm proud of you!!!

mop

Keetha Broyles said...

Oh yah - - - show me up for eating Taco Bell!!!

wink wink

Pam said...

Good soup has become one of my food favorites. Yours looks scrumptious!

Keri said...

I should make some and bring it to you, Aunt Pam!! :)

Dustin and Kayla said...

that loooks soooo good!

Keetha Broyles said...

Yah - - - what about bringing some to Dustin, Kayla, Papoo, AND me!?!?!

I know - - - next big family dinner, you bring the soup course!!!

Pam said...

Fifth Sunday @ Peepaw's March 29th!

Keetha Broyles said...

Oh Pam, I was WONDERING if another one of those was coming up - - - thanks for the INFO!!!

Keri, had you heard/thought about it??? Can you do your wonderful little "contact all your siblings" thing????