Chicken Quinoa Soup

Method9 steps · about 3 hr

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   Step 1: Put the quinoa (1 cup) in a strainer, and rinse under running water (2 cups) until the water runs clear. Next, pour two cups of water into a bowl, and add the quinoa. Let it soak for a couple of hours before beginning the rest of the recipe preparation.

   Uses 1 cup quinoa (160 g.) · 2 cups water for soaking quinoa

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   Step 2: Peel and finely chop the white onion (1). Peel and crush the garlic (2 cloves).

   Uses 1 white onion (120 g.) · 2 cloves garlic

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   Step 3: Next, peel the carrot (1 large) and cut it in two, lengthwise. Then slice the carrot. Wash the celery (2 stalks) well, and slice it too. Finally, peel the sweet potato (1), and cut it into cubes. To prevent the sweet potato from turning black, soak it in water until ready to cook.

   Uses 1 large carrot (120 g.) · 2 stalks celery (60 g.) · 1 sweet potato (500 g.) · water to keep diced sweet potato submerged until cooking

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   Step 4: Pat the chicken breast (1) dry and cut into approximately 2 cm cubes. Season with the teaspoon of salt (1 teaspoon) and oregano, and set aside while you fry the vegetables.

   Uses 1 chicken breast (without skin and without bone, 650 g.) · 1 teaspoon salt · 1 teaspoon dried oregano

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   Step 5: Heat the oil in the soup pot over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the prepared white onion and crushed garlic and sauté for about 5 minutes until the onion is translucent.

   Uses 4 tablespoons soybean oil (you can also use sunflower, canola, or corn oil) · prepared white onion and crushed garlic

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   Step 6: Next, add the cubed chicken. Sauté for another six minutes, stirring occasionally.

   Uses cubed chicken breast seasoned with salt and oregano · onion and garlic sautéed about 5 minutes in oil

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   Step 7: Stir in carrots, celery, and sweet potatoes. Stir very well.

   Uses sliced carrot/celery and drained cubed sweet potato · seasoned chicken sautéed 6 minutes with onion and garlic

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   Step 8: Drain excess water from quinoa, and add to pot. Immediately add the broth and bay leaf (1). Cook over high heat for about ten to fifteen minutes until carrots are tender.

   Cook quinoa vegetable soup 10–15 minutes · 10 minUses 6 cups chicken broth (1.5 liters) · 1 bay leaf · 1 cup quinoa rinsed, soaked 2 hours and drained · sautéed chicken and prepared vegetables

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   Step 9: Lastly, add the chopped coriander and turn it off. Taste and adjust for salt (to taste). Extract the bay leaf and discard it. Serve hot with bread or corn chunks.

   Uses 10 sprigs cilantro, chopped · extra salt to taste for finished soup · soup cooked until vegetables, quinoa and chicken are done; remove bay leaf