Smoked Chicken Minestrone

Name: Smoked Chicken Minestrone
Prep time: 15 h
Cook time: 15 h
Total time: 15 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 425 grams navy beans, drained and rinsed; 397 grams fire-roasted tomatoes, with liquid; 1 carrot, roughly chopped; 2 mediums carrots, peeled, trimmed and 1/4-inch diced; 1 stalk celery, 1/4-inch diced; 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped; 1 kilograms whole chicken, patted dry and set out for 15 minutes; 227 grams creamer potatoes, quartered; 1 leave Chopped fresh flat parsley and basil, for garnish; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 4 cloves garlic; 2 teaspoons granulated garlic; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 3 liters low-sodium chicken stock; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 larges onion, sliced 1/8-inch thick; 1 onion, roughly chopped; 113 grams Parmesan with rind, cheese shaved, rind reserved; 227 grams medium head savoy cabbage (about , shredded; 355 milliliters shredded Smoked Chicken; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 2 larges zucchini, 1/4-inch diced

The recipe Smoked Chicken Minestrone could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in about 15 hours. This recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 813 calories, 65g of protein, and 44g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. Not A mixture of paprika, onion, parmesan, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. It works well as a main course.

Instructions

Place the chicken stock, garlic, celery, carrot, onion and smoked chicken carcass and backbone into a large stockpot or Dutch oven. Simmer gently for 1 hour over a low flame. Strain, transfer to a large container and reserve (cool completely if making ahead of time).

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Chicken Stock

Whole Chicken

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

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Dutch Oven

Add the oil to a Dutch oven and bring to medium heat. Sweat the carrots, celery and onions until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.

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Carrot

Celery

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Add the garlic and sweat until fragrant, 30 seconds.

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Garlic

Add the potatoes, zucchini, cabbage and season with salt and pepper. Sweat the vegetables slowly until all are crisp-tender, about 8 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable

Potato

Zucchini

Cabbage

Pour in the reserved stock and the tomatoes.

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Tomato

Stock

Add the Parmesan rind and simmer 12 to 15 minutes; the vegetables should be tender.

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Vegetable

Parmesan

Beef

Remove from the heat.

Add the navy beans and shredded chicken and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

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Shredded Chicken

Salt And Pepper

Navy Beans

Ladle the minestrone into deep bowls and garnish with the shaved parmesan and chopped parsley and basil.

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Minestrone

Parmesan

Parsley

Basil

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Bowl

Ladle

Serve immediately.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

For the chicken: Using kitchen shears, remove the backbone of the chicken and set aside.

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Whole Chicken

Cut the chicken in half, straight through the breastbone. By separating the chicken into two pieces it will ensure that the chicken gets smoked more thoroughly.

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Whole Chicken

Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt, pepper, the granulated garlic and smoked paprika.

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Granulated Garlic

Chicken Pieces

Smoked Paprika

Pepper

Salt

Place 1 deep aluminum roasting pan over the stove top. Line with aluminum foil.

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Aluminum Foil

Roasting Pan

Stove

Add the soaked wood chips to a large piece of foil, and then fold in the sides to make a pouch. Punch holes in the top of the pouch, set it directly over a gas burner and turn on high. Leave for 2 to 3 minutes, watching carefully. Once it begins to smoke, using tongs, transfer the pouch to the bottom of the lined roasting pan. Set a wire rack over the chips in the lined roasting pan and position it so the wood chips are directly over the burner and continue to smoke.

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French Fries

Punch

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Roasting Pan

Wire Rack

Tongs

Aluminum Foil

Place the chicken pieces bone-side down on the rack. Cover tightly with aluminum foil to seal in the smoke.

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Chicken Pieces

Bone

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Aluminum Foil

Put the roasting pan into the oven and smoke until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, 45 to 60 minutes.

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Roasting Pan

Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Remove and cool. Shred the smoked chicken breast.

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Smoked Chicken Breast

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Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian on the menu? Try pairing with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Spalletti Chianti D.O.C.G. () with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 12 dollars per bottle.