Chunky Chicken Soup

Name: Chunky Chicken Soup
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 celery sticks, cut into small pieces; 2 carrots cut into small pieces; 1 onion, finely diced; 3 free-range chicken fillets, diced; 2 potatoes, peeled and diced; Half butternut squash, peeled and cut into bite-size chunks; 1 litre chicken stock, good quality stock; salt and pepper

Recipe by: Derval O'Rourke

This lovely recipe is perfect for these autumnal evenings and is guaranteed to fill up the hungry tummies coming home from school

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
4 celery sticks, cut into small pieces
2 carrots cut into small pieces
1 onion, finely diced
3 free-range chicken fillets, diced
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
Half butternut squash, peeled and cut into bite-size chunks
1 litre chicken stock, good quality stock
salt and pepper

Method

Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat.
Add the celery, carrots, herbs and onion. Cook for 8-10 minutes.
Season with a little salt and pepper as you cook. Add the chicken, potatoes, butternut squash and stock.
Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Remove from the heat and ladle the soup into warm serving bowls.