Hearty Chicken and White Bean Soup

Name: Thermomix recipe: Hearty Chicken and White Bean Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 23 min
Ingredients: 60 Grams butter; 4 cloves garlic; 1 brown onion peeled and halved; 1 sprig fresh rosemary foliage only; 2 sticks celery, sliced; 2 carrots, diced; 1 capsicum/bell pepper red, diced; 1 Tin borlotti beans, drained; 1 Tin butter beans, drained; 1 Tin Cannellini Bean(s) cannellini beans, drained; 1 Litre liquid chicken stock; 2 skinless chicken breasts, diced; 45 Grams coarse polenta; pink salt flakes and black pepper to taste

Serves 6 Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 23 minutes Rated:

Want a hearty chicken soup? Why not add some beans? Borlotti, cannellini and butter beans to be exact.

Here I go again; this recipe is from my Souperbowl e-book We have a whole chicken soup section to suit your every chook whim. Hearty is just the right word for this one. Cue the bread (and the butter). Enjoy.

Homemade chicken soup has a wonderful mix of nutritional, medicinal, and practical benefits, it isn't just a myth:

Health & Nutritional

Rich in protein from the chicken, supporting muscle repair and immune function

Bone broth base provides collagen, gelatin, and minerals like calcium and magnesium

Vegetables add vitamins (A, C, K) and fiber

Staying hydrated is easier when fluids are warm and flavorful — great when sick

Medicinal / "Grandy's remedy" effects

Steam helps open nasal passages and ease congestion

Warm broth soothes sore throats

Research suggests chicken soup may mildly reduce upper respiratory inflammation

Cysteine (released from chicken during cooking) is similar to a drug used to treat bronchitis

Digestive

Gelatin from slow-cooked bones supports gut lining health

Easy to digest, making it ideal when recovering from illness or stomach upset

Practical & Lifestyle

Inexpensive, especially when using a leftover roast chicken carcass

Highly customizable — adjust vegetables, noodles, herbs to taste or dietary needs

Freezes well for quick future meals

One-pot simplicity with minimal cleanup

Mental & Emotional

Genuinely comforting — there's real psychological benefit to warm, familiar food

A mindful cooking process can be relaxing and rewarding

Sharing it with others has a social and nurturing dimension

Few meals deliver so much on so many levels — it's comfort food that actually earns its reputation.

Need

60 Grams butter BUY
4 cloves garlic
1 brown onion peeled and halved
1 sprig fresh rosemary foliage only
2 sticks celery, sliced
2 carrots, diced
1 capsicum/bell pepper red, diced
1 Tin borlotti beans, drained
1 Tin butter beans, drained
1 Tin Cannellini Bean(s) cannellini beans, drained
1 Litre liquid chicken stock
2 skinless chicken breasts, diced
45 Grams coarse polenta
pink salt flakes and black pepper to taste BUY

Do

1: Place butter garlic, onion and rosemary into Thermomix bowl and chop 3 sec/speed 6.
2: Sauté 5 min/Varoma/speed 1.
3: Add remaining ingredients except chicken, polenta and seasoning and cook 8 min/100°C/Reverse/speed 1.
4: Cook 5 min/80°C/Reverse/speed 1.
5: Add chicken and polenta and cook 5 min/100°C/Reverse/speed 1.
6: Taste and adjust seasoning.
7: Serve piping hot, garnished with additional rosemary and the obligatory crusty bread.

Served with

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Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of nine, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.

Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!