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Lovefood's Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight: cock-a-leekie soup recipe
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Lovefood's Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight: cock-a-leekie soup recipe

8 ingredients 20 min + 40 min 8 people openrecipes

A hearty Scottish broth made with chicken stock, leeks and prunes.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

422
Calories
37g
Protein
4g
Fat
57g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 10 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Meat not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Marjoram not in our table 0
Prune not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 large roast chicken carcass remains including meat from wings and legs
  • 2.75 cold water
  • l bundle of fresh herbs: thyme, bay leaf, marjoram
  • 1 stoned prunes
  • 125 medium onions, finely chopped
  • g leeks
  • 2 long grain rice
  • 1 chopped parsley

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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