French Country Chicken Soup
French Country Chicken Soup is classic. This amazing recipe with a hint of smoky bacon is rustic, warm and welcoming on those cool Autumn days.
Servings: 6
Calories: 149kcal
Ingredients
- 2 slices smoky bacon Diced
- 2 chicken thighs
- 1/2 Tsp salt
- 1/2 Tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup flour Wondra is best
- 2 medium shallots Diced
- 1 1/2 cup carrots Chopped
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 15.5 oz can Garbanzo beans, drained
- 2 cups baby spinach chopped
- parsley
- 1 tsp Parmesan cheese Grated
Instructions
- Sauté diced bacon in a frying pan over medium heat until fat is rendered, about 3 minutes. Remove bacon and reserve for later.
- Add flour to a plate. Then salt and pepper the chicken thighs and dredge them lightly in the flour.
- Transfer chicken to slow cooker set on low.
- With the frying pan still on medium heat add shallots and carrots and sauté for 2-3 minutes until slightly caramelized. Add in the garlic and cook 1 minute more.
- Transfer vegetables to slow cooker and pour in chicken broth, lemon juice, salt, pepper, thyme, and Garbanzo beans.
- Cook on low for 5 hours then stir in spinach and continue to cook for another 1/2 hour.
- Chicken should be falling apart by this time, but if not just cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and add it back into the soup.
- Ladle into bowls and top each with some crispy bacon pieces, a sprinkle of parsley and Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 149kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 357mg | Potassium: 452mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 6325IU | Vitamin C: 16.3mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1.6mg