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Chicken White Bean Soup With Spinach Parmesan

This recipe, published in fitness magazine, is from rocco dispirito, a chef and cookbook author and a fitness magazine advisory board member. He has a cooking show, rocco gets real, which will air on a&e in october 2008. He states that to make soups and stews low-fat, skip the sauteing step. Instead, bring all the ingredients to a simmer together - and serve.

Steps

In dutch oven , bring chicken broth , pasta sauce , cannellini beans and crushed red pepper to a simmer.
Turn heat to low.
Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
Add to broth.
Gently poach chicken , stirring occasionally , for about 2 minutes.
Stir in baby spinach.
Continue cooking soup until spinach is wilted and chicken is just cooked through , about 2 minutes more.
Stir in basil.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Ladle soup into bowls and top with grated cheese.

Ingredients

low sodium chicken broth, tomato and basil pasta sauce, cannellini beans, crushed red pepper flakes, boneless skinless chicken breasts, salt, pepper, baby spinach, fresh basil, parmigiano-reggiano cheese