Ideal Meals

Ideal Meals™ are deliciously quick and easy-to-prepare meals developed by Produce for Kids’ very own Chef Marshall O'Brien and reviewed by our Registered Dietitian, Estela Schnelle. These lunch recipes offer a nutritious way to fuel up mid-day.

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Roasted Vegetable Chicken Soup

For a complete meal serve Roasted Vegetable Chicken Soup with:
  • ½ cup jarred citrus
  • 1 small baked red potato with 1 tsp. butter
  • Glass of 1% milk

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Serves 6
Preparation Time: 30 Minutes
Ingredients:
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 large carrots, peeled, sliced
  • 1 large sweet onion, peeled, diced
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • 1 cup mushrooms, washed/dried, chopped
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into ½” cubes
  • 1 quart chicken or vegetable broth (reduced sodium, prepackaged or homemade)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup packaged spinach, chopped
  • ¼ - ½ cup fresh parsley (or 1 Tbsp. dried)
  • 1½ cups cooked brown rice
Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
2. Cover cookie sheet pan with foil, parchment paper or use a non-stick pan, and lay carrots, celery and mushrooms on pan; season lightly with salt and pepper. Roast in oven for 15 minutes.
3. Heat soup pan with olive oil on medium/high heat.
4. Add onions and sauté about 3 minutes.
5. Remove carrots, celery, mushrooms from oven, and place in soup pan. Stir and cook for 2 minutes until sizzle.
6. Move vegetables aside in pan, and add chicken, sautéing about 2 minutes.
7. Add broth and water and bring to boil. Turn down and simmer about 5 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
8. Add spinach, parsley and rice and cook until rice is heated. Season as desired.

Nutrition Information:

Roasted Vegetable Chicken Soup Calories 556; Fat ; Protein ; Carbohydrate ; Fiber 5g; Cholesterol 66mg; Sodium 656mg; Calcium 36%DV; Vitamin A 163%DV; Vitamin C 152%DV; Iron 16%DV

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