A big bowl of NEW delicious comfort food. This soup is much lighter than a traditional pot pie but has all the yumminess! Each serving is hearty enough for dinner. It’s loaded with chicken, potatoes and assorted veggies. You can serve it with baked refrigerated biscuits on the side, if desired and a salad. One main course bowl has 260 calories, 3 grams of fat and 6Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
4 cups (32 oz) container Swanson’s reduced-sodium chicken broth or your favorite
2 cups potatoes, peeled and cubed (½ inch cubes)
1½ cups onions, chopped
4 cups frozen mixed vegetables, not defrosted (most include peas, carrots, green beans and corn)
3 cups (12 ounces) cooked chicken, diced
1¼ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
Black pepper, to taste
1½ cup reduced-fat milk (2%)
3 tablespoons cornstarch or 2 tablespoons flour
Instructions
1. In a large pot, add the chicken broth, potatoes and onions. Bring to a boil. Reduced heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
2. Stir in frozen vegetables and break up the frozen pieces, if necessary. Add the chicken, thyme, salt and pepper. Bring back to a boil, reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 5 minutes.
3. In a separate small bowl, add cornstarch or flour. Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk, until well blended. Keep mixing until the cornstarch or flour is completely dissolved.
4. Increase the soup heat to medium. Using a rubber spatula or wooden soup, so you don’t smash the potatoes, stir in milk/cornstarch mixture. Continue to cook, uncovered, for about 5 minutes, to thicken. Stir often using the rubber spatula or wooden spoon. If it starts to boil, turn heat down to simmer.
Makes 6 main course servings. Each serving 1¾ cups.
Shopping Tip
Serve with 1 pkg. Pillsbury Golden Layer Flaky Biscuits (100 calories for each biscuit), if desired. Most supermarkets sell these in the refrigerated section where other dough is sold. Baked them while the soup is cooking.
Storage Tip
If you’re cooking for one or two people, don’t let this stop you from making this wonderful soup. It freezes great. Divide the leftovers into single serving containers and freeze.
Weight Watchers (old points) 5
Weight Watchers Points Plus 6
SKINNY FACTS: for 1¾ cup serving
260 calories, 3g fat, 5mg chol, 28g prot, 29g carbs, 4g fiber, 554mg sod, 7g sugar
Nancy Fox
Nancy Fox is no stranger to the food industry. She founded Mrs. Beasley's, a gift-basket company featuring baskets full of decadent baked goods. It became the "hot" gift to give among the Hollywood community. Nancy later opened 2 low fat restaurants called Nancy’s Healthy Kitchen. Her line of reduced-fat cookies were featured on "Oprah's Favorites" gift show. Continuing her passion for cooking and baking Nancy created a recipe website called Skinny Kitchen. Each week she shares skinny recipes, cooking and kitchen tips, food finds and the healthy benefits of many recipes. There’s also nutritional facts and Weight Watchers POINTS on each recipe.
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