I love the flavors of Morocco, and this Weight Watchers Soup made Moroccan style was an easy and delicious dinner. Spices like turmeric and cumin add such interesting and complex flavors. Each time I use these two together, I wonder why I don't do it more often.
I started off with a baked chicken recipe with lemon and herbs. It turned out great, and we had quite a bit left over that I decided to turn into soup the next day.
If you want to do exactly what I did, brine a six pound chicken and roast in a 400° oven with fresh thyme and parsley for 30 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350º and roast for another 90 minutes or so. Chicken should cook for about 20 minutes per pound.
I had planned to make Weight Watchers Moroccan Chicken and Couscous Soup from the site but decided to use potatoes instead of couscous as I had just bought a big bag of potatoes and realized they were fewer points. I like changing things up to create something new!
What You Need to Make This Soup
Key Ingredients
Chicken - we used chicken breast as it's leaner.
Chicken broth - we used fat free broth as it's fewer calories.
Vegetables - this soup is full of healthy veggies like black-eyed peas, chickpeas, and spinach.
Scroll down to the recipe card to see the full recipe and instructions.
How to Make Moroccan Chicken Soup
Bring the broth, tomatoes, carrots, cumin, and turmeric to a boil in a large covered saucepan.
Add black-eyed peas and chickpeas.
Add potatoes.
Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the carrots and potatoes are tender, about 7 minutes.
Add the cooked chicken and heat through, about 1 minute.
Add spinach and remove from the heat, cover, and let stand until the spinach wilts, about 5 minutes.
Yields 1 1⁄2 cups per serving.
The Weight Watchers Moroccan Chicken and Couscous Soup on the Weight Watchers site is 3 points and this is the same recipe with potatoes instead, which are actually fewer points. Enjoy!
Recipe
Moroccan Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 4 cooked chicken breasts chopped, in bite-sized pieces
- 5 cups fat-free chicken broth
- 5.5 oz can black-eyed peas
- 7.75 oz can chickpeas
- 2 cups crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup spinach
- 2 cups carrots
- 2 cups white potatoes
- 1 ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
Instructions
- Bring the broth, tomatoes, carrots, cumin, and turmeric to a boil in a large covered saucepan.
- Add black-eyed peas and chickpeas.
- Add potatoes.
- Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the carrots and potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add the cooked chicken and heat through, about 1 minute.
- Add spinach and remove from the heat, cover, and let stand the spinach wilts, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition
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Kelly Stilwell
So sweet of you to say. This is one of my favorites!