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Chicken Trahanas Soup with Vegetables

Chicken Trahanas Soup with Vegetables

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This Chicken Trahanas Soup is creamy and nutritious because apart from its own qualities, many vegetables are also added to it.

The classic Chicken Trahanas Soup does not contain any vegetables in it but once you try this one, you will never do the classic one again.

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Before going to the recipe, we returned from Sparta last night after the funeral of my mother-in-law and I wish to thank all of you for your sympathy and kind words.

Apart from the economic crisis even the weather is conspiring against us this year.  A big Siberian Freeze is hitting Europe the past week with snowfall all over the country, even here in Athens. 

We are experiencing temperatures below 0C and temperature is expected to drop even more. 

It is snowing right now as I am writing this post and I am freezing. 

Although in similar weather conditions the central heating should be on right now, many tenants do not have money to pay their share of fuel, so the administrator of the building said that as of today we will not be having any heating.

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Mount Taygettus with snow, view from Sparta

Last week my e-cookbook was published on Amazon kindle.  If you are interested to learn how to self publish I have written a synopsis of what I have learned on the cookbook blog.

We don’t eat soups very often but with this cold weather I’ve been making a few soups to keep us warm.

I had prepared this recipe last week and was about to post just before we heard the sad news and did not manage to post it. 

Today is very cold, so I think I am going to make this soup today as well.

This soup was made with leftover rotisserie chicken.  However you can make it with leftover roasted turkey but you can also make it from scratch using half chicken with skin and bones on to get the broth and any vegetables you have in your fridge.

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Trahanas adds considerably to the taste but also thickens the soup. However, if you don’t have any I would suggest you add half a cup of very small pasta and when cooked mix in 2 tablespoons Greek yoghurt or feta.

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Ingredients for the Chicken Trahanas Soup with Vegetables 

  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Potato
  • Celery
  • Carrots
  • Mushrooms (optional)
  • Cabbage (optional)
  • Tomato
  • Parsley (optional)
  • Chicken or turkey stock (about 5 cups) or water with 1 bio chicken bouillon
  • Leftover Rotisserie roasted chicken or turkey (about 1 cup or more)
  • Trahanas
  • Halloumi cheese
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How to make the Chicken Trahanas Soup with Vegetables

Heat the olive oil and sauté the onion until translucent.

Add the garlic and saute for a few seconds; Then add all the remaining vegetables, salt and pepper and stock to cover the vegetables.

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Bring to a boil, lower heat and cook until all the vegetables are soft, about 1 hour.

Meanwhile, remove skin and bones, if any from the chicken and cut it into smaller pieces.

Leftover rotisserie chicken image

Add to cooked vegetables as well as trahanas and halloumi and simmer for 15 minutes.

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Serve with some freshly grated black pepper on top!

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Chicken Trahanas Soup with Vegetables

Yield: 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

This Chicken Trahanas Soup is creamy and nutritious because apart from its own qualities, many vegetables are also added to it.

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 small potato, peeled and cubed
  • ½ cup celery, finely chopped
  • 2 mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 2 small carrots, peeled and cubed
  • 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 cup cabbage, finely chopped
  • 1 small tomato, peeled and cubed
  • Chicken or turkey stock (about 5 cups) or water with 1 bio chicken bouillon
  • 1 cup leftover roasted chicken or turkey
  • 1 cup trahanas
  • 2 slices Halloumi cheese

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil and sauté the onion and garlic until translucent.
  2. Add all the remaining vegetables, salt and pepper and stock to cover the vegetables.
  3. Bring to a boil, lower heat and cook until all the vegetables are soft, about 1 hour.
  4. Meanwhile, remove skin and bones, if any, from the chicken and cut it into smaller pieces.
  5. Add to cooked vegetables as well as trahanas and halloumi and simmer for 15 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 299Total Fat 17gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 11gCholesterol 91mgSodium 239mgCarbohydrates 10gFiber 2gSugar 3gProtein 27g

"These values are automatically calculated and offered for guidance only. Their accuracy is not guaranteed."

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Anna

Friday 24th of February 2012

This soup look so delicious! I will surely try your recipe someday. Thanks for the post and for sharing this recipe.

Maysel

Monday 13th of February 2012

That soup looks so good to eat! This is great for this rainy weather.. Love to try this out! I really appreciate that you shared the recipe.. Thank you!

Jean

Sunday 12th of February 2012

I did read about the Siberian Freeze and the very cold temperatures and snow Europe has been experiencing. Strange weather patterns this year all over the globe. Your soup sounds like a perfect warm treat during such cold weather.

-Jean

Marquita09

Tuesday 7th of February 2012

The soup looks perfect! I love to cook this recipe more especially with this cold weather here... Thank you for sharing the recipe.

hénia

Sunday 5th of February 2012

Wow such a hearty soup for this strange winter. Even here in Africa it's snowing like crazy! Keep warm Ivy!

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