Chicken and Spinach Soup (with photo)

[farfallina]

We enjoyed this soup cold winter days.
I hope you like it too.

Ingredients:
20g parmesan, roughly chopped
20g blanched almonds
5g parsley leaves, washed and dried
1 clove of garlic
20g extra virgin olive oil
300g chicken breast, cut into small pieces
350g spinach leaves
750g vegetable or chicken broth (or water + Thermomix Vegetable or Chicken Stock Concentrate)
1 tbsp cornstarch
Salt
Ground Cayenne pepper (I used a little hot paprika, a little sweet paprika and a little black pepper)
2 egg yolks
1 tbsp milk cream or milk (20g)
Freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional)

Preparation:

    Grate parmesan for 10 seconds on Speed 8. Set aside.

    Grind almonds for 10 seconds on Speed 10. Set aside.

    Chop parsley for 5 seconds on Speed 5. Set aside.

    Put oil and garlic in TM Bowl. Cook for 3 minutes at 100°C on Speed 1.

    Remove garlic. Add chicken. Cook for 5 minutes at 100°C on Reverse / Soft Speed.

    Add spinach leaves. Chop for 10 - 15 seconds on Speed 5. Use also Thermomix Spatula through the hole of TM Lid if needed.

    Add vegetable (or chicken) broth, ground almonds, cornstarch, salt and pepper.

    Cook for 10 minutes at 100°C on Speed 2.
    Start Thermomix on Speed 4. Through the hole of TM Lid add egg yolks one at a time, parmesan and cream.
    Let it rest in TM Bowl for a couple of minutes. Close with Measuring cup and blend for 10 seconds on Speed 8.

    Add chopped parsley and mix with spatula.
    Serve into plates. Add lemon juice.

Enjoy...


Adapted with a few changes from the recipe titled as Crema di Pollo e Spinaci in the book named Ogni Giorno Primi Piatti.

Photos: http://thermomixtarifdefterim.blogspot.it/2013/03/crema-di-pollo-e-spinaci.html

Members' comments

Katya - it was a great success.  OH said he preferred it to "ordinary chicken soup" and said he could taste the almonds in it. 
It has quite a "tart" taste so some might prefer not to add the lemon juice, but I liked it with the lemon juice.   I didn't realise that I had only got 250 g spinach so I used less chicken and less stock.   I also felt the oil wasn't that well infused with the garlic so I cooked the garlic in the oil for an additional 2 minutes at Varoma.   (Not sure if that made any difference to the final taste)

[Katya]

Looks yum farfallina.  Just the sort of thing for our snowy weather and I think I'll get the ingredients to cook it this weekend.

Thanks 

[cookie1]

This does look good farfallina. Another new soup for the cooler weather.

[farfallina]

I hope you both enjoy it girls

[judydawn]

This is the first soup with chicken in it that I have ever seen blitzed to a smooth soup farfallina.  I am looking for easy things for DH to eat at the moment so I will have to try this soup very soon.

[Katya]

I've bought all the ingredients for this and will be making it on Saturday.  I'll report back 

[judydawn]

Thanks Katya - look forward to your review.

[farfallina]

judy? everything is alraight with your DH?

i hope you all enjoy the soup girls

[judydawn]

We have a few problems farfallina, eating is just one of them but we are coping.

[farfallina]

I am so sorry to hear that judy...
I hope you overcome all the problems soon.

[Katya]

I made this for lunch today and it was a great success.  OH said he preferred it to "ordinary chicken soup" and said he could taste the almonds in it. 

I hadn't remembered that farfallina had put some parsley leaves on the top when she served it - I wish I had because it looks so nice that way.

It has quite a "tart" taste so some might prefer not to add the lemon juice, but I liked it with the lemon juice.   I didn't realise that I had only got 250 g spinach so I used less chicken and less stock.   I also felt the oil wasn't that well infused with the garlic so I cooked the garlic in the oil for an additional 2 minutes at Varoma.   (Not sure if that made any difference to the final taste  )

[farfallina]

Katya I am happy you enjoyed the soup!!
Thank you for the review and also for taking time to make even a photo. 

Lemon juice is optional as I noted.. In fact it is my addition to the recipe. I am used to drink chicken soup with lemon juice.
When we were small mom often made a kind of chicken soup with chicken broth and vermicelli. We would always add lemon juice and black pepper. My habit comes from those times I guess. I enjoyed lemon addition also here.

[obbie]

Yummy, thanks