One-Pot Chicken & Vegetable Soup illustration One-Pot Chicken & Vegetable Soup

Warming, simple, good for using up veg
👨‍👩‍👧 Serves 4
⏱ 40 mins
💷 ~£2.95
🎚 Easy

You'll Need

  • 2 chicken breasts (or leftover cooked chicken)
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 stick celery
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 1 bay leaf (optional)
  • Salt & black pepper
  • Small pasta shapes or rice

Optional Extras

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Make It Your Own

Use up any veg that needs eating — this soup works with almost anything.

Serve With

Crusty bread and butter

Let's Cook

  1. Fry the onion, carrot and celery until soft, then add the garlic for 1 minute.
  2. Add the chicken, stock, bay leaf (if using) and enough water to cover.
  3. Simmer 15 mins until the chicken is cooked, then shred it back in (or add leftover cooked chicken).
  4. Add pasta or rice and cook until tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and finish with fresh parsley if you have it.
🎯 Family Challenge: Can everyone name every vegetable in the soup?

Little Helpers

3–5: Help wash the veg.
6–9: Measure the pasta or rice.
10+: Help with the chopping, supervised.

Top Tips

💙 A gentle way to introduce new vegetables.💰 Great way to stretch a small amount of chicken across a whole meal.♻️ Freezes brilliantly in portions.

Healthy Highlights

  • Packed with vegetables
  • Protein-rich
  • Comforting and hydrating