Chicken and bean soup is an excellent combination of healthy ingredients and taste. This wonderful dish can be prepared in different ways, choosing products that are available to everyone. Beans can be used fresh, frozen, dry, or even canned. Chicken meat has been used in cooking for a long time, and some parts of it are recognized as dietary.
There is nothing complicated in preparing this soup. The technique is very simple and there are some types that can be cooked in just 30 minutes. These are those that contain green beans or canned ones.
In order to choose the right canned beans, you need to pay attention to the composition and type of product. It should consist of four components - beans, water, salt and sugar. The fruits must be the same color and the same size.
During cooking, some ingredients are prepared using a few simple steps: cutting, frying or sautéing.
How to make chicken and bean soup - 15 varieties
Chicken soup with white beans "Easy"
This soup uses white, dry beans. This variety is higher in calories than all others, but it contains more fiber. In this recipe we will cook with chicken breast so that our dish turns out not only very tasty, but also more dietary. Easy to make and even easier to eat.
Ingredients:
- Brisket -300 gr.;
- White beans-250 gr.;
- Carrots-1 pcs.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Garlic-2 pcs.;
- Celery root - 3 pcs.;
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
To prevent the beans from contributing to gas formation in your intestines, you must first soak them. You need to pour water on top and leave for 8 hours.
We will need 2 pans. In one we will prepare soup, and in the other there will be beans.
First, we boil the beans; to do this, we drain the water in which they were soaked, pour in another and put on the fire for 2 hours.
We monitor it and after 1 hour add more water. It is better to do this in advance so as not to waste time.
Wash the chicken breast and let it cook for a quarter of an hour. If foam forms, be sure to remove it.
Meanwhile, we chop the onion finely, carrots and celery root into circles. Add our chopped vegetables, boil for another 10 minutes.
Drain the beans and add them to the soup. We are waiting for it to boil. Remove the breast, separate it into fibers and return it to the soup.
Then we pass the garlic through a sieve and directly into the brew. Season and cover with a lid. Leave for another 5 minutes.
That's all, our delicious soup is ready!
This soup is not difficult to prepare, since we will use ready-made beans from the store. It will only take 40 minutes, but it will be interesting. All loving wives will confidently please their halves with this beauty.
Ingredients:
- Chicken drumsticks - 2-3 pcs.;
- Potatoes - 4-5 pcs.;
- Carrots-2 pcs.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Vegetable oil-2 tbsp. l.;
- Broth - 2 cubes;
- Spices as desired;
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
Bring 2 liters of water to a boil, add broth cubes and drumsticks to cook for 25 minutes. In the process we remove the foam.
In the meantime, we cut 1 carrot into strips, the second into three on a coarse grater and chop the onion.
Place the frying pan on the stove, add oil and fry the onion and small carrots. Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes.
Throw carrots with straw, potatoes and, if desired, spices into the pan. Cook for another 15 minutes.
After this, we supplement our soup with fried vegetables and beans. Cover with a lid for 5 minutes. All! The soup is ready. You can indulge in its delicious taste.
Soup with white beans and chicken meatballs "Children's"
This soup cooks quite quickly. It will only take 35 minutes. To prepare it we will need white, canned beans. The taste is quite interesting as we will be preparing it with chicken meatballs. Children love them very much, so the recipe is primarily for them.
To prevent the meatballs from falling apart during cooking, add an egg to the minced meat and cook over low heat.
Ingredients:
- Minced chicken - 400 gr.;
- Canned white beans - 250 gr.;
- Potatoes-5 pcs.;
- Carrot-1 pc.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Egg - 1 pc.;
- Parsley-1 bunch;
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
Pour 3 liters of water into a saucepan and put on fire. While the water is boiling we need to prepare the meatballs.
To do this, we add an egg, finely chopped parsley, salt, pepper to the minced meat and mix the mass. Make small balls, 3 cm in diameter.
After boiling, place the meatballs in the pan and cook for 20 minutes.
Finely chop the onion, potatoes into small cubes, grate the carrots on a coarse grater and drain the water from the beans.
The soup is ready. Children, come on!
This is a new cooking technique, because we will cook our soup in a slow cooker, and not in a saucepan. A very convenient and fast option. A variety of vegetables and herbs will give the dish a delicious taste and beautiful appearance.
Ingredients:
- Thigh-2 pcs.;
- Red beans in their own juice - 250 gr.;
- Potatoes-4 pcs.;
- Carrots-1 pcs.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Zucchini - 1 pc.;
- Bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- Celery stalk - 2 pcs.;
- Tomato-2 pcs.;
- Dill, parsley, basil - 1 bunch each;
- Sunflower oil-2 tbsp. l.;
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Preparation:
Pour oil into the multicooker bowl, put the thighs, cut in half, turn on the frying mode, set the time to 15 minutes, and cook the meat.
Chop the onion, grate the carrots on a coarse grater and add to the chicken.
We cut the bell pepper into cubes and throw it into the slow cooker, continuing to fry everything.
Peel the celery, cut into medium pieces and combine with the rest of the ingredients for frying.
While everything is preparing, we cut the potatoes. Grate the tomato. Finely chop the greens.
When everything is fried, we must add the potatoes, pour 2 liters of water and turn on the cooking mode for 30 minutes.
5 minutes before readiness, open the lid and add tomatoes and beans to the soup along with the juice.
We take out the thighs, separate them into fibers and put them back. Close the lid. Then add the herbs, salt and pepper to taste and leave to steep for 5 minutes.
Lunch is ready. We can start.
This soup is made with green beans, which are loaded with folic acid to keep everyone healthy. Chicken and green peas will perfectly complement this wonderful recipe with their flavors. The cooking technique is very simple and interesting. It looks as if it was handled by a real chef.
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet - 250 gr.;
- Fresh green beans - 200 gr.;
- Potatoes-2 pcs.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Dill-1 bunch;
- Boiled egg for decoration - 2 pcs.;
- Vegetable oil-2 tbsp. l.;
- Salt - to taste.
Preparation:
Pour 2 liters of water into the utensil, chop the brisket into medium pieces and cook for 15 minutes.
Take the green beans, wash them, cut off the edges, cut them in half and add them to the meat, cook for another 20 minutes.
We cut the potatoes into small cubes, chop the onion and dill, drain the water from the jar of peas and wait.
Once the required time has passed, we put the onions and potatoes into the pan. Cook for 10 minutes.
Then add peas and dill, add salt, cover with a lid for 5 minutes to let the soup steep. Peel the egg and divide it into 4 parts.
Pour the soup into a plate.
Decorate with an egg and you can start enjoying.
Asparagus bean soup with chicken broth "Admiration"
This dish includes green beans, which are very tasty and healthy. It contains nutrients and is very low in calories. This soup cooks faster than all others, in 30 minutes. We will use chicken meat only to cook the broth. People who are on a diet, women who care about their silhouette and all loving mothers should learn how to cook it. This must be done with admiration.
In order for the broth to be clear, you need to drain the first water in which the meat is cooked and add another.
Ingredients:
- Chicken thigh - 1 piece;
- Green beans -300 gr.;
- Potatoes-3 pcs.;
- Carrots-1 pcs.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Sunflower oil - 2 tbsp;
- Dill-1 bunch;
- Bay leaf - 1 pc.;
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
First of all, we must cook the broth. Place the thigh in a pan, pour in 2 liters of water and cook for 10 minutes, draining the first water.
Peel and cut the potatoes into cubes, grate the carrots on a coarse grater and finely chop the onion. Wash the asparagus, cut off the ends and cut in half.
Add potatoes and cook for another 10 minutes.
Place the frying pan on the heat, add oil and sauté the carrots and onions. We don't fry.
Now you need to add asparagus, sauteed vegetables and leave to cook for another 10 minutes.
Then take out the thigh, add finely chopped dill and bay leaf.
If desired, you can cut the meat into fibers and add to the soup.
Served with sour cream. Eat with delight!
Soup with white beans and tomatoes in chicken broth "Aromatic"
This first dish brings out the rich flavor of tomatoes and hints of fresh garlic. Canned white beans in their own juice will complement this dish. It will be ready in 40 minutes. Every housewife will work in the kitchen and enjoy the aroma.
Ingredients:
- Chicken thigh - 2 pcs.;
- White beans in their own juice - 250 gr.;
- Tomatoes-4 pcs.;
- Potatoes-3 pcs.;
- Carrots-1 pcs.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Garlic - 2 heads;
- Parsley-1 bunch;
- Salt, pepper - to taste;
Preparation:
Boil the chicken thigh broth for 20 minutes.
Chop the carrots and potatoes into cubes with a knife. Add them to the broth, and a whole, peeled onion too. Leave it to cook for 10 minutes.
Grate the tomatoes and finely chop the garlic. Add to the soup along with the beans, without draining the water, and cook for 5 minutes.
Remove the thigh and onion, add salt and pepper. All that remains is to chop the parsley and add it to our dish. We insist for 5 minutes and give in with a smile.
Chicken soup with white beans and forget-me-not mushrooms
Champignons are a source of protein. By adding them to our soup, we get health and a delicious aroma. The cooking time for this dish is 1.20 hours, without soaking the beans. It's better to soak it overnight before cooking. If you try to make this wonderful dish, it will not be the last time. He's unforgettable.
Ingredients:
- White dry beans - 200 gr.;
- Chicken fillet-500 gr.;
- Champignons - 400 gr.;
- Onions - 100 gr.;
- Salt, spices - to taste.
Preparation:
Pre-soak the beans for 8 hours to allow them to swell. Drain the water and cook in another cold water for 40 minutes.
Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces, the onion into smaller pieces.
Wash the champignons well and cut into thin slices.
Add the brisket to the almost finished beans and cook for 20 minutes. Then add the onion and cook for another 5 minutes. Lastly, add more champignons and cook for 15 minutes. At the end, add salt and pepper to taste.
The unforgettable first is ready to eat.
Chicken soup with beans and smoked meats "Smoky"
This dish is accompanied by a fragrant smoky smell, due to the fact that it contains smoked meats, the ones you like best. It is served with crispy breadcrumbs, which you can buy or make in advance in your favorite oven. Original, unusual, invigorating and lovingly prepared soup.
Ingredients:
- Chicken breast-300 gr.;
- Canned white beans - 250 gr.;
- Any smoked meats - 200 gr.;
- Purchased crackers - 200 gr.;
- Carrots-1 pcs.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Dill-1 bunch;
- Spices - to taste.
Preparation:
Making broth from chicken breast. To do this, pour 2 liters of water into a saucepan, place the meat on top and cook for 20 minutes.
Dice onion and carrots. We take any smoked meats that you like and cut them into strips.
Add the vegetables to the broth and leave to cook for another 10 minutes.
After this, remove the brisket from the broth, add smoked meats and beans without water. Cook for 5 minutes.
Finely chop the dill, add salt and pepper and leave for 5 minutes.
All is ready. Let's start, eat and invigorate, serving it with breadcrumbs.
White beans are very filling and add a sweetness to our dish. In combination with broth and vegetables, we get a subtle, sweet and great taste. The presentation is incredibly beautiful. Seeing such food, everyone will want to try it.
Ingredients:
- Chicken broth - 1.5 l.;
- Potatoes - 2 pcs.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Carrot-1 pc.;
- White dry beans - 1.5 tbsp.;
- Sunflower oil-30 ml;
- Greens, salt, pepper.
Preparation:
Wash the beans and cover with cold water. Leave to swell overnight. Then drain the water, add broth and cook until half done.
Cut the potatoes into cubes and add to the broth.
Finely chop the onion and fry in sunflower oil. Grate the carrots and fry them together with the onions. Then add them to the soup. Cook it until done. Salt and pepper.
All is ready. Bon appetit!
Here, we will use chicken sausages. You can buy them or prepare them yourself in advance. The flavor of red beans goes very well with them. Our dish is prepared quickly, in 30 minutes. You can call it an experiment for young housewives.
To make sausages, you need to use different parts of the chicken and be sure to add a little fat, so they turn out juicy and have a nice texture.
Ingredients:
- Canned red beans - 300 gr.;
- Chicken sausages-300 gr.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Bulgarian green pepper - 1 pc.;
- Potatoes-2 pcs.;
- Lemon for decoration - 4 slices;
- Olive oil - 2 tbsp;
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
Cut the potatoes into small cubes and let them cook for 15 minutes.
Chop the onion and bell pepper into cubes and fry in olive oil.
Cut the sausages into slices and add to the soup and leave to cook for 10 minutes.
Drain the water from the beans and throw them into the pan along with the fried vegetables, salt and pepper, leaving for another 5 minutes.
Our simple and very tasty soup is ready. Garnish with a slice of lemon and serve with sour cream.
This brew is the best option for lunch, as it contains a lot of vegetables. It is nutritious and suitable for children. All mothers want their babies to always be vigorous and strong. Healthy food is the first step towards this. Its taste is wonderful and pleasant. Asparagus looks beautiful and appetizing.
It is best to use semi-sweet green beans to ensure that our soup has the right combination of flavors.
Ingredients:
- Chicken meat-400 gr.;
- Rice-100 gr.;
- Frozen green beans - 200 gr.;
- Potatoes-3 pcs.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Carrot-1 pc.;
- Parsley-1 bunch;
- Bay leaf - 1 pc.;
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
Chop the onion as you prefer, chop the carrots onto a coarse grater, cut the potatoes into small cubes, and cut the beans into 4 pieces each.
Place vegetables, chicken, washed rice, beans, bay leaf, salt, pepper in a multicooker bowl and add 2 liters of water.
This means all the ingredients at once. This is the beauty of using a slow cooker.
Close the lid, turn on the “soup” mode and set the time to 50 minutes.
That's all. You will be pleasantly surprised by the taste and aroma.
Chicken puree soup with green beans and broccoli "Sorcerer"
Our soup is ideal for baby food at an early age. It is very tasty and has a nice texture. It turns out green in color because it contains green vegetables. The kids will enjoy it and ask for more. Mom, in this case, becomes a good sorcerer.
Ingredients:
- Chicken thighs - 2 pcs.;
- Frozen green beans - 200 gr.;
- Broccoli-200 gr.;
- Canned green peas - 150 gr.;
- Onions - 1 pc.;
- Dill, parsley - 1 bunch each;
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
First of all, we make the broth. We use 1.5 liters of water. Will cook for 20 minutes.
Chop the onion. Clean and cut green beans and broccoli into small pieces.
Add vegetables and beans to the broth. Cook for another 10 minutes.
Finely chop the greens and add them to the soup along with the peas. Season if desired.
Leave the soup to cool slightly. This is necessary so as not to get scalded. Then grind everything thoroughly using a blender.
All. The soup for the kids is ready. For adults, serve with breadcrumbs.
To make delicious crackers at home, you need to drizzle them with olive oil before putting them in the oven.
Chicken soup with tomatoes and green beans "Enthusiasm"
We will prepare this nice-looking soup with a lot of tomatoes. This will give it a rich, red color. Serving it with sour cream and garnishing with herbs, it will look like the picture. It tastes divine. And you have to cook it with enthusiasm.
Ingredients:
- Breast-400 gr.;
- Tomatoes in their own juice - 800 gr.;
- Green beans - 200 gr.;
- Chicken broth - 1 l.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Garlic - 2 cloves;
- Dry basil-1 tsp;
- Dry oregano-0.5 tsp;
- Vegetable oil-1 tbsp. l.;
- Salt pepper.
Preparation:
Chop onion and garlic. Cut the meat into small pieces. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion for 5 minutes.
Add the garlic and place the fillet in the pan, frying for 4 minutes. Don't forget to stir.
Transfer the contents of the frying pan into a saucepan and pour in the broth, add dry herbs, salt and tomatoes with juice. Bring the soup to a boil and cook for 30 minutes.
Add the beans, peeled from the ends, and cook for another 10 minutes. Remove from the stove and serve.
Enjoy your health!
Soup with different types of beans and chicken fillet "Assorted"
This dish will contain assorted beans, that is, white, red and brown. To make it unusual, we use a cauldron. In it, from ancient times, our ancestors created their delights. The taste is different, and our brew will become a delicacy. It cooks quickly because we will use canned beans.
You don't have to be a talented chef to cook something beautiful, unique, healing and interesting. After preparing this soup, you will understand this.
You can treat your friends who will be amazed by it.
Ingredients:
- Brisket-300 gr.;
- Canned beans, 150 grams each;
- Tomato-1 pc.;
- Bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- Celery root - 1 pc.;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Carrots-1 pcs.;
- Parsley-1 bunch;
- Salt pepper.
Preparation:
We take the cauldron. Chop the meat into cubes, pour 2.5 liters of water on top and cook for 20 minutes.
We chop all the vegetables finely and add them to the soup, except for the tomato. Cook for another 10 minutes.
Then add the tomato and beans, salt and pepper and leave, cook for 5 minutes. Serve with sour cream and garnish with parsley.
The recipe itself is not complicated. With just a few hand movements, he is ready in an instant.
But it contains so many microelements and useful substances that it would be wise to treat yourself to it more often.
In the icy cold winter, you just want to eat something so tasty and always hot. In this article you will learn how to prepare a classic bean soup with white beans and chicken, a step-by-step recipe with photos. This first dish turns out really tasty, but you just need to spend time preparing it.
But if you have some free time, be sure to make this classic chicken bean soup for your family. Unfortunately, I rarely cook this soup for the simple reason that it takes a lot of time to prepare. Despite the fact that I love to cook something delicious, I still don’t want to spend a long time fiddling around at the stove. After all, there are still a lot of other things to do, and you also want to devote some time to yourself.
To prepare the soup, you can use any beans, be it white or red. You can also use canned one, but in this case the cooking time is reduced several times, since the cooking technology is somewhat different from the classic version.
How to make bean soup with chicken and white beans
Products:
- Chicken – 1 wing (you can use any part of the chicken, even a soup set)
- Potatoes – 2-3 pcs.
- Beans – 100 grams
- Onion – 1 pc.
- Carrot – 1 small
- Butter – 50 gr.
- Salt to taste
- Any spices to taste too
Step-by-step recipe for making chicken and bean soup
You need to start preparing bean soup in the evening, namely, soak the beans in cold water and leave to swell. 
In the morning, drain the water from the beans, put the beans in a saucepan, add a new portion of water and bring to simmer. You need to cook the beans for 30 to 60 minutes. 
Place the chicken in a separate pan, fill it with water and set to simmer. As soon as the water boils in this pan, drain the water, wash the meat and the pan, add a new portion of water and cook the chicken until tender.
At this time, you can prepare the frying.
Peel the onion, wash and cut into small pieces. 
Grate the carrots on a fine grater. 
Melt the butter in a frying pan and add chopped onion. Fry the onion until golden brown. When the onion is ready, add spices to it (bay leaf, black pepper, coriander, cumin) and fry for another 1 minute.
Now add the carrots and fry until the carrots are ready. 
Drain the water from the beans. 
Remove the chicken from the pan and leave to cool.
Transfer the beans to the chicken broth. 
Now you can peel the potatoes, wash them, and cut them into small cubes. 
Add potatoes to beans. 
Meanwhile, remove the meat from the bone and tear into small pieces with your hands. Can be cut with a knife. 
When the potatoes are ready, add the meat to the soup. 
We lay out the frying, bring the soup to a boil and you can turn it off. 
Leave the soup for about 20 minutes so that it infuses a little and you can serve it to the table, first sprinkling it with chopped herbs.
That's all, our bean soup with chicken and white beans is ready, as you can see, it's not at all difficult to prepare. Bon appetit!
To prepare chicken broth, you can use different parts of the bird. Wings, legs, tender breast, neck and giblets will make your soup rich and aromatic.
Before cooking, the meat must be rinsed in cold water and the hashocks soaked for 30-40 minutes to remove blood clots. After this, pour 2 liters of water at room temperature, place the pan on medium heat and watch when foam appears on the surface. Carefully and thoroughly remove all of it, add salt to the broth, reduce the heat to low and bring it to a low simmer until cooked. If you don't do this, the broth will turn out cloudy and opaque. This will take 50-90 minutes - it all depends on the “age” of the chicken.
To make the beans cook faster, they need to be soaked for 3-4 hours or overnight. It is advisable to do this in advance so that it swells better. Otherwise, you will have to cook for 1.5-2 hours. But there is a little secret: if you add 100 ml of cold water 3-4 times during cooking, it will cook faster. I used young beans frozen in the fall. As a last resort, you can use canned food.
So, add pre-soaked beans to the broth.
Immediately after the beans, add the potatoes, cut into medium cubes, and cook over low heat.
Divide a medium onion first in half, then into quarters and slice thinly. Fry in sunflower oil until soft.
Add peeled and chopped carrots.
As soon as the onions begin to slightly golden, add 1 teaspoon of good thick tomato paste. Pour in 1 glass of homemade tomato juice. It can be replaced with tomatoes in their own juice, grated through a fine sieve. The skin should not get into the soup. Bring the contents of the pan to a light boil.
Next, add corn (you can use boiled frozen corn or cut from fresh boiled corn cobs, as well as from a jar, after draining the liquid), dried basil, oregano, freshly ground black pepper and finely chopped red hot chili pepper. Don't overdo it with red peppers! If you're cooking for children or you're just not a fan of spicy food, don't use it at all. Let it boil for 2-3 minutes.
Bean soup with Chiken simple, satisfying and quick to prepare. Close to Mexican cuisine, this soup is seasoned with chili peppers, oregano, garlic and cilantro. Sour cream makes this soup even tastier. The beans used here are canned. It should be rinsed thoroughly before use, which significantly reduces the sodium content of the soup. Well, after a short digression, it’s time to cook the soup!
What is used to prepare this soup:
- chicken fillet 2-3 pieces
- onion 2 pcs
- carrots 1 piece
- canned corn 1 can 170 g or frozen 200 g
- canned red beans 2 cans 300 g each
- garlic 2-3 cloves
- curry 1 tbsp
- oregano 1 teaspoon
- ground red pepper on the tip of a knife
- Bay leaf
- cilantro (can be replaced with parsley if desired)
- sour cream
How to choose canned beans
Red bean soup
How to make bean soup:
First, of course, we cook the chicken broth - the basis for the soup! Let us remember the information given earlier. Cook with onion and carrots for a “beautiful” taste. About 30 minutes. While the process is going on, do the following:
Pour the canned beans into a colander and rinse under running water. As mentioned above, we reduce the sodium content. We do the same with canned corn.
Sauté the onion in vegetable oil. At the end, add finely chopped or pressed cloves of garlic.
When the chicken meat is cooked, remove it to a plate. And add curry, oregano, red pepper and bay leaf to the broth. Then add beans and corn. Heat to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes over low heat.
Almost at the end of cooking, add fried onions and garlic.
Before serving, add pieces of boiled chicken fillet to the portion, sprinkle with cilantro or parsley. Add sour cream. Eat for your health!
For those who want the soup to be thicker, you can do the following. Remove some of the beans and corn from the soup with a slotted spoon, puree them using a food processor or blender and put them back into the soup. The broth will become cloudy from the puree, but the feeling of thickness will increase.
Can be done bean soup. D To do this, you need to grind everything in a blender or food processor to a puree along with the chicken, which you first cut into small pieces. Add herbs and sour cream to the finished puree soup.
In any case you will receive delicious bean soup.
So it's time to try bean soup with chicken!
BON APPETIT!
And also, useful information about beans
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Step 1: Prepare the beans.
First, heat a full kettle of purified water and cool it to room temperature. Then we put the beans on the countertop, sort them out, at the same time getting rid of any kind of litter, put them in a colander, rinse them and pour them into a deep saucepan. Fill the kernels with a large amount of cooled water so that it not only covers them, but is also at least 10–13 centimeters higher. Leave the beans as is at room temperature for 7–8, or better yet 12 hours, that is, all night. During this time, the beans will swell and get rid of excess sugar, as well as most of the other substances that cause fermentation in the body.Step 2: cook the beans.
After the required number of hours or the next day, place the beans in a colander again and rinse again. Then we transfer it to the same pan, fill it with new purified cold water and put it on high heat. After boiling, reduce its level to medium and cook the legumes, uncovered, for 40–50 minutes or 1 hour until soft stirring occasionally with a wooden kitchen spatula.
Step 3: Prepare the chicken.
Without wasting a minute, we begin to prepare the chicken, wash it thoroughly, dry it with paper kitchen towels, place it on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to remove cartilage, excess fat, and film.
Step 4: Cook chicken broth.
Then we transfer the meat into a new deep pan, fill it with 1.5 liters of purified water, put it on medium heat and after boiling, reduce it to a level between the smallest and medium. Cook the broth covered with a lid for 25–30 minutes, periodically removing the gray-white film from its surface with a slotted spoon - coagulated protein.
Step 5: Prepare the vegetables.
While the chicken is cooking, using another knife, peel the vegetables indicated in the recipe and wash them along with fresh herbs. Then we dry everything with paper kitchen towels, place it one by one on a clean board and continue preparing. Cut the potatoes into slices 2 to 2.5 centimeters in size, place them in a bowl of cold water and leave them there until use so that they do not darken.
Chop the onions into 1-centimeter cubes, and chop the carrots in the same way or into three on a medium or coarse grater. Finely chop fresh dill or parsley, distribute the cuts into separate bowls, place the remaining ingredients that will be needed for preparing the dish on the countertop, and move on.
Step 6: prepare the boiled meat.
The broth will cook faster, so when it’s ready, just move it aside, remove the meat from the pan, move the chicken into a clean bowl and cool to room temperature. Then we either cut it into small portions, or use two table forks to separate it into fibers.
Step 7: Prepare the boiled beans.
Once the beans have reached the desired consistency, place them in a colander, rinse under running cold running water and leave in the sink until used to drain off excess liquid.
Step 8: Bring the chicken and bean soup to full readiness.
Then put the broth back on medium heat, bring to a boil, add chopped potatoes, onions and carrots. Cook vegetables for 20 minutes almost until fully cooked with a little bubbling. Then add beans, chopped chicken meat, salt to taste, ground black pepper, bay leaf, dried dill, parsley and gently mix everything until smooth.
After this, cover the dish with a lid and keep it on the stove for another 5–7 minutes and turn off the fire. Let the food steep for at least a little longer 10–12 minutes, then using a ladle, pour it in portions onto plates, season with finely chopped fresh dill or parsley if desired, and go taste it!
Step 9: Serve chicken and bean soup.
Chicken and bean soup is served hot as the first main course for lunch. Serve it in deep plates, optionally garnished with fresh dill or parsley. As a complement to this simple, but at the same time satisfying dish, you can offer cream, sour cream, tomato sauce, pickles, marinades, salads and, of course, bread, croutons or croutons. Cook with pleasure and enjoy home-cooked food!
Bon appetit!
Very often, raw beans are replaced with canned ones; they should be placed in the prepared broth along with chopped boiled meat;
If desired, onions and carrots can be fried in butter or vegetable oil until soft and added to the soup along with beans, prepared chicken, and spices. Then boil for 5-7 minutes, leave and serve;
If the liquid boils away very quickly while cooking beans, it is better to periodically add a little more water so that it always covers the kernels;
To prepare the soup, you can use any part of the bird: drumsticks, thighs, wings or a soup set. Regardless of the choice of poultry parts, do not forget that they are cooked for different times, ranging from 20–25 minutes to 1.5 hours, especially if the chicken is domestic and not broiler.
