Try this warming and anti-inflammatory Sweetcorn soup with chicken and mushrooms. Corn is relatively high in carbohydrate and is a great source of fibre. A high fibre lunch will keep you feeling fuller for longer and stop the hunger pangs kicking in at 4pm when the office biscuits come out!
Sweetcorn soup with chicken and mushrooms
Whip up this delicious, warming sweetcorn soup recipe for a high-fibre, lunchtime meal
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Serves: 2-3
Published: November 29, 2023 at 11:13 am
Ingredients
- 10g unsalted butter
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 stick celery, finely chopped
- 1 x 400g can sweetcorn
- 600ml hot chicken of vegetable stock
- 10 mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 cooked chicken breast, thinly sliced
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1/2 red pepper, seeds removed, finely chopped
- 3 spring onions, finely sliced
- 1-2 tbsps crème fraiche
Methods
Step 1
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and gently fry the onion and celery for 3-4mins until soft. Stir in the sweetcorn, including the juice from the can.
Step 2
Pour in the stock, bring to boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 10mins. Remove from the heat and blend until really smooth.
Step 3
Return the soup to the hob, add the mushrooms and the chicken and cook very gently for a couple of mins until the mushrooms are soft and the chicken warmed through.
Step 4
Taste for seasoning. Stir in the crème fraiche, and serve with the spring onions and the red pepper as garnish, or pour into a thermos to enjoy on-the-go.
Boost the carbs
Cook a handful of fusilli pasta twirls and add at step 3.
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