Comments | fitfool: Chicken and White Bean Soup

fitfool

Chicken and White Bean Soup

Sep 22, 2007 08:27

Back in March of 2006, I tasted a wonderful soup at Whole Foods that I think they had called White Lightning Soup that had chicken and white beans in it. Filling, comforting. So then a few months later, (7/25/06) I tried to recreate it when I was cleaning out a bunch of stuff in the fridge. This was pretty tasty but it wasn't the amazing soup at ( Read more... )

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cwhf September 22 2007, 13:17:11 UTC

Looks like another winning recipe from you I am going to have to try. I love soup!

Maybe some fresh basil and a bit of tarragon could brighten it up a bit?

brokn2pieces September 22 2007, 14:15:15 UTC

i wonder how cilantro would taste in it?

brokn2pieces September 22 2007, 14:12:58 UTC

i love white bean anything!

jessacord September 22 2007, 16:21:48 UTC

I think the soups at WFM tend to be pretty high in fat, so they probably used chicken stock, butter and a couple of bay leaves for extra flavor. Did you use the drippings from searing the chicken to sautee the onions or did you add butter or oil? Your recipe seems very lean and like a much healthier option and it looks really tasty!

bardcat October 3 2007, 12:33:47 UTC

I've passed by your lovely journal several times and always thought I would like to stop by for a while. May I add you to my friends' list?

fitfool October 3 2007, 12:55:21 UTC

Certainly, come on in! I've seen you around LJ-land too. Friended you back.

bardcat October 3 2007, 13:20:30 UTC

nice! thanks. i read you during those days and nights with michael and was very moved and remembered you both often. i am going to try some of your recipes. wondering if you have read elizabeth gilbert's eat, pray, love. such an awesome book.

fitfool October 28 2007, 02:58:06 UTC

Thanks. One thing that surprised me was that Michael liked knowing that people he didn't even know were rooting for him. I haven't read Eat, pray, love yet though I've heard enough good things about the book that I do want to read it some day.

browngirl June 2 2008, 19:18:12 UTC

This looks scrumptious! Thank you for linking me to it!

I've found leeks to be milder than onions; when using both can you taste both?

fitfool June 4 2008, 02:55:33 UTC

Hrm. There were so many different greens in this soup that I don't think I really concentrated on picking out the flavors of the individual ingredients. I think the onions got to the point where they were so soft they just melted away in your mouth. The leeks retained some texture to chew on. So that was about the only difference I remember :)