Soup recipes: Derval O’Rourke’s chicken and butternut squash soup is packed with flavour

Preparation Time

 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 4 celery sticks, chopped

• 2 carrots, chopped

• 1 onion, finely diced

• 3 chicken fillets, diced

• 2 potatoes, peeled and diced

• half butternut squash, peeled and cut into bite-size chunks

• 1l stock

• 2 tbsp dried mixed herbs

• salt

• pepper

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat.

2. Add the celery, carrots, herbs and onion. Cook for 8-10 minutes.

3. Season with a little salt and pepper as you cook. Add the chicken, potatoes, butternut squash and stock.

4. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

5. Remove from the heat and ladle the soup into warm serving bowls.