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Chicken and Kale Soup (Sopa de Frango e Couve)

This delicious and healthy chicken and kale soup (sopa de frango e couve), is very easy to prepare.
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Preparation time 10 min
Cooking Time 45 min
Ready In 55 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings4

Ingredients

1/3 of a chicken2 carrots, sliced1 onion, sliced2 celery stalks, sliced6 kale leaves, broken into piecesSalt (to taste)
1/3 of a chicken2 carrots, sliced1 onion, sliced2 celery stalks, sliced6 kale leaves, broken into piecesSalt (to taste)
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Preparation

  1. In a pan, cook the chicken in water with salt (to taste).
  2. Once the chicken is cooked, remove the chicken pieces and leave the broth in the pan.
  3. Add the vegetables to the broth and cook over medium heat.
  4. While the vegetables cook, remove the skin and bones from the chicken and shred the meat into small pieces.
  5. Once the vegetables are cooked, add the chicken to the pan and remove it from the heat.

Recipe & Photo Credit: asreceitasladecasa.blogspot.com


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how much water
how much water
the soup loks rel good i like to make it but need to know how much water to put in pan
2 Years ago, Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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Madeline Simmons
Madeline Simmons
Bon dia....I made the soup but I feel it's missing something in flavor? do u add any chicken cubes or tomato paste??..could b me...mom was from terceira and dad was from the continent..lol. Have a great day and thanks again for keeping the heritage alive..
3 Years ago, Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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Chris
Chris
Can you advise roughly how much water we should boil the chicken in? Thank you for your awesome site!
3 Years ago, Saturday, March 5, 2022
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Port

Cover the chicken with water then add the same amount of water you added on top .

3 Years ago, Saturday, March 5, 2022
Dina
Dina
Love your recipes! Thank you
3 Years ago, Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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Port
Thank you Dina.
3 Years ago, Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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