LEFTOVER CHICKEN ORZO SOUP

LEFTOVER CHICKEN ORZO SOUP

M&S Oakham Gold chicken is so good that you won’t want to waste any! As it’s super-juicy and succulent, it tastes great the next day, too – try it in this warming soup  

INGREDIENTS

SERVES: 4

1 leek, diced

2 large carrots, diced

2 cloves garlic, sliced

4 sticks celery, diced

1 litre good-quality chicken stock

3 sprigs thyme, leaves picked

2 sprigs rosemary, leaves picked and roughly chopped

1 tin (400g) chopped tomatoes

1 leftover chicken carcass

250g M&S risoni orzo pasta

100g cavolo nero, stalks removed, leaves roughly chopped

100g frozen peas

300g leftover Oakham Gold roast chicken, shredded

4 tbsp M&S green pesto

20g parmesan, grated

METHOD

1: Heat 3 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the leek and carrots and cook for 5 minutes, or until softened. Tip in the garlic and celery and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes.

2: Pour the stock into the pan along with 1 litre of water. Add the herbs, tomatoes and chicken carcass and simmer gently for 20 minutes.

3: Remove the chicken carcass from the broth and leave to cool slightly. Pull off any extra meat from the carcass and add to your leftover roast chicken.

4: Add the orzo to the pan and cook, stirring, for 8 minutes. Stir in the cavolo nero and peas and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add the leftover chicken, stir and season with salt and pepper to taste.

5: When the chicken has warmed through, ladle the soup into bowls. Drizzle with pesto and a little extra virgin olive oil if you like, then sprinkle with parmesan to serve.

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INGREDIENTS

SERVES: 4

1 leek, diced

2 large carrots, diced

2 cloves garlic, sliced

4 sticks celery, diced

1 litre good-quality chicken stock

3 sprigs thyme, leaves picked

2 sprigs rosemary, leaves picked and roughly chopped

1 tin (400g) chopped tomatoes

1 leftover chicken carcass

250g M&S risoni orzo pasta

100g cavolo nero, stalks removed, leaves roughly chopped

100g frozen peas

300g leftover Oakham Gold roast chicken, shredded

4 tbsp M&S green pesto

20g parmesan, grated

METHOD

1: Heat 3 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the leek and carrots and cook for 5 minutes, or until softened. Tip in the garlic and celery and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes.

2: Pour the stock into the pan along with 1 litre of water. Add the herbs, tomatoes and chicken carcass and simmer gently for 20 minutes.

3: Remove the chicken carcass from the broth and leave to cool slightly. Pull off any extra meat from the carcass and add to your leftover roast chicken.

4: Add the orzo to the pan and cook, stirring, for 8 minutes. Stir in the cavolo nero and peas and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add the leftover chicken, stir and season with salt and pepper to taste.

5: When the chicken has warmed through, ladle the soup into bowls. Drizzle with pesto and a little extra virgin olive oil if you like, then sprinkle with parmesan to serve.

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