Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 quarts chicken stock
  • 3 cups white wine
  • 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Pickapeppa Sauce
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • 3 medium potatoes (scrubbed. Peeled optional, cubed)
  • 1-2 cups butternut squash (peeled and diced)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 onions (diced)
  • 1 large red bell pepper (cored, seeded and diced)
  • 15 ounce Canned diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 pound fresh green beans (stems removed, sliced crosswise)
  • Salt and pepper to tast3e
  • 2 cups cooked chicken (skinned, boned, cooked and cut into spoonable pieces)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar

Instruction

  • In a heavy soup pot combine the chicken stock and wine Bring to a boil. Turn down the heat to medium low and simmer. Whisk in the tomato paste and the Pickapeppa Sauce. Add the dried basil. Drop the potatoes into the simmering stock. Cover and let cook 10 minutes. Uncover and drop in butternut squash.
  • Meanwhile in a 9 inch skillet, heat the butter and oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until translucent, 3 - 4 minutes. Add the pepper and stir fry 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and stir another 3 minutes. Scrape the vegetables from the skillet into the stock mixture. Deglaze the pan with a bit of the stock mixture and add that to the soup pot. Continue to simmer the soup, covered for 5 minutes.
  • Uncover the pot and drop in the sliced green beans. Salt and pepper and keep seasoning until it's just right for you. Add the chicken. Continue cooking until the green beans and butternut squash are tender but not mushy. About 5 minutes.
  • Stir in vinegar and serve immediately.