Chicken Corn Soup with Rivels

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Traditional chicken soup is rich with a dumplinglike soup-stretcher called rivels. This healthy recipe is brimming with chicken, vegetables and herbs. You won't be able to resist it.

Chicken Corn Soup with Rivels

Average Rating: 4.5

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
YIELD: 7 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • 1 celery rib, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil
  • 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen corn
  • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg, beaten

Instructions

  • 1. In a large saucepan, saute the carrots, celery and onion in oil until tender. Add the broth, corn, chicken, parsley, salt, tarragon and pepper. Bring to a boil.
  • 2. Meanwhile, for rivels, place the flour in a bowl; mix in egg with a fork just until blended. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls into boiling soup, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until rivels are cooked through.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 191 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 57mg cholesterol, 482mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 17g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
1-1/2 starch, 2 lean meat.

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