Mediterranean Chicken-vegetable Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cups shredded savoy cabbage
• 1 cup green beans, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup canned navy beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup canned diced tomato
• 1 cup diced zucchini
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup fresh spinach, shredded
• pesto sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 saute onions, garlic, parsley, and olive oil over medium heat.
• 2 add cabbage and cook until softened.
• 3 transfer to a soup pot. add green beans, celery, navy beans, tomatoes, zucchini, broth, and chicken.
• 4 simmer 30 minutes over low heat, covered.
• 5 add spinach and cook over low heat for 1 minute.
• 6 ladle into bowls and top each with 1 t. pesto (if desired).