Name: Lloyd's Healthy Chicken Zoopa
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Chopped onion - 2 cups; Red bell pepper, chopped - 1; Green bell pepper, chopped - 1; Chopped celery - 2 cups; Julienned carrots - 1 cup; Minced leek (Optional) - 1 cup; Chicken stock - 4 cups; Salt and pepper to taste - 4 cups; Hot pepper sauce - ¼ teaspoon; Soy sauce (Optional) - ¼ teaspoon; Spinach, rinsed - 6 ounces; Egg noodles - ½ cup; Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces - ½ pound

Ingredients for - Lloyd's Healthy Chicken Zoopa

1. Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons

2. Garlic, minced 2 cloves

3. Chopped onion 2 cups

4. Red bell pepper, chopped 1

5. Green bell pepper, chopped 1

6. Chopped celery 2 cups

7. Julienned carrots 1 cup

8. Minced leek (Optional) 1 cup

9. Chicken stock 4 cups

10. Salt and pepper to taste 4 cups

11. Hot pepper sauce ¼ teaspoon

12. Soy sauce (Optional) ¼ teaspoon

13. Spinach, rinsed 6 ounces

14. Egg noodles ½ cup

15. Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces ½ pound

How to cook deliciously - Lloyd's Healthy Chicken Zoopa

1 . Stage

Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, celery, carrot and leek. Saute until onions are translucent and balance of veggies has been tossed through with hot oil. Add stock and season with salt and pepper to taste. If using hot pepper sauce and soy sauce, add now. Bring soup to a simmer and allow to simmer over low heat for about 40 minutes.

2 . Stage

Add spinach and cover pot. (Note: Volume of spinach will appear to be too great for the pot; don't worry, just put it in - within a few minutes it will be reduced to size). Stir soup; add noodles. Stir again and add chicken strips. Make sure soup is still simmering. Exactly 5 minutes later, you will have a terrific hot soup. Serve hot!