Soup with beans and chicken
5 servings
35 minutes
Bean and chicken soup is a fragrant and hearty dish of Georgian cuisine that combines the rich flavor of beans with the tenderness of chicken meat. Georgian cuisine is renowned for its harmony of spices and fresh ingredients, and this soup is a vivid example of that tradition. The rich tomato broth, sweet bell pepper, and carrot create a warm, rich palette of flavors. Beans add thickness and texture while chicken makes the dish nutritious and protein-rich. This soup is perfect for a cozy family lunch, especially in cool weather when you want to warm up with something truly homemade. It can be served with herbs and fresh bread to enhance its rich aroma and flavor experience. Historically, bean dishes are widely spread in Georgian cuisine as this ingredient is an important part of national gastronomic traditions.
1
Cut the chicken breast into small pieces.
- Chicken breast: 200 g
2
Heat vegetable oil in a pan, add chicken, and sauté for 4-5 minutes.
- Vegetable oil: 1 tablespoon
- Chicken breast: 200 g
3
Put a pot of water on the fire.
4
Wash the bell pepper, remove the seeds, and cut into strips.
- Sweet pepper: 2 pieces
5
Wash the carrot, peel it, cut it into strips or grate it on a coarse grater.
- Carrot: 1 piece
6
Place the vegetables next to the chicken.
- Sweet pepper: 2 pieces
- Carrot: 1 piece
7
Add tomato paste or ketchup and canned beans with liquid to the chicken and vegetables, season with salt, and mix. Simmer covered for 7-10 minutes.
- Tomato paste: 4 tablespoons
- Canned red beans: 1 jar
- Salt: to taste
8
Add salt to boiling water or dissolve a vegetable or chicken broth cube.
- Salt: to taste
9
Put the stewed vegetables with chicken in water, mix, and bring to a boil.
- Chicken breast: 200 g
- Sweet pepper: 2 pieces
- Carrot: 1 piece
- Tomato paste: 4 tablespoons
- Canned red beans: 1 jar