Lemon Chicken, Bacon & Veggie Rice Soup
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Lemon Chicken, Bacon & Veggie Rice Soup

Lemon Chicken, Bacon & Veggie Rice Soup

with Basil Pesto

Nip that soup craving in the bud with this four-step dinner. Complete with fragrant jasmine rice, there's no need for noodles when you have sweet and earthy soffritto, tasty bacon, juicy corn and crisp spinach to soak up the deliciousness.

Allergens:
Milk

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Preparation Time35 minutes
Cooking Time
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

½

lemon

1 tin

sweetcorn

1 packet

chicken tenderloins

1 sachet

Italian herbs

1 bag

soffritto mix

1 sachet

Aussie spice blend

½ packet

jasmine rice

(May be present: Wheat, Gluten, Soy. )

1 packet

chicken stock pot

1 bag

baby spinach leaves

1 packet

basil pesto

(Contains Milk;)

1 packet

diced bacon

(May be present: Soy. )

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

3.5 cup

boiling water

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Nutritional Values

Energy (kJ)3387 kJ
Fat25.8 g
of which saturates5.1 g
Carbohydrate80.3 g
of which sugars10.3 g
Protein55.4 g
Sodium2062 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

•Saucepan
•Lid

Instructions

1
1

• Slice lemon into wedges. Drain sweetcorn. Boil the kettle. • Cut chicken tenderloin into 2cm chunks. In a medium bowl, combine chicken, Italian herbs and a drizzle of olive oil. Season. • In a large saucepan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over high heat. When oil is hot, cook chicken and diced bacon, tossing occasionally, until just browned, 3-5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

TIP: Chicken will finish cooking in step 3!

2
2

• Wipe out pan and return to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook soffritto mix and corn, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4-5 minutes. • Add in Aussie spice blend, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute.

3
3

• Add jasmine rice (see ingredients), chicken stock pot and the boiling water (31/2 cups for 2 people / 7 cups for 4 people), stirring to combine. • Bring to the boil, cover with a lid or foil and cook, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, 12-15 minutes. • Stir in baby spinach leaves, chicken and lemon juice (see ingredients), until wilted, 1-2 minutes. Season to taste.

4
4

• Divide lemon chicken, bacon and rice soup between bowls. • Top with basil pesto to serve. Enjoy!