Chicken Borscht with Rye Dumplings

Name: Chicken Borscht with Rye Dumplings
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tbsp. olive oil; 3 chicken thigh fillets; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tsp. smoked paprika, sweet or hot; 2 large beetroots, peeled and coarsely grated; 2 carrots, peeled and coarsely grated; 400 g tin plum tomatoes; 750 mL hot chicken stock; 2 -3 tsp Maggi liquid seasoning, or use soy sauce; Quark or natural yogurt, to serve; 100 g rye bread; 40 g self-raising flour; 1 tbsp. finely chopped dill, plus extra to garnish; 50 g butter, chilled and grated; 1 medium egg, beaten

This vibrant soup is sure to warm up a chilly day and can be easily adapted to become vegetarian. The rye bread flavour is authentic, but you can use fresh brown breadcrumbs too if you like.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 17 February 2020

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This is the perfect healthy meal for a cold day. With its vibrant colour that the beetroot produces, the protein of the chicken and the filling rye dumplings, it makes for a delicious mid-week dinner.

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Yields:

4 serving(s)

Prep Time:

30 mins

Cook Time:

55 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 25 mins

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. olive oil
3 chicken thigh fillets
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp. smoked paprika, sweet or hot
2 large beetroots, peeled and coarsely grated
2 carrots, peeled and coarsely grated
400 g tin plum tomatoes
750 ml hot chicken stock
2 -3 tsp Maggi liquid seasoning, or use soy sauce
Quark or natural yogurt, to serve

For the rye dumplings

100 g rye bread
40 g self-raising flour
1 Tbsp. finely chopped dill, plus extra to garnish
50 g butter, chilled and grated
1 medium egg, beaten

Directions

1. Step 1Heat 1tbsp oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and fry on both sides until well browned. Remove to a plate and set aside.
2. Step 2Add remaining 1tbsp oil to pan and reduce heat to low. Fry onion for 5-6min, stirring occasionally, until softened. Stir in garlic and paprika and fry for 2min. Add beetroots, carrots and tomatoes, stirring to break up the tomatoes.
3. Step 3Return chicken to the pan (along with any juices). Add stock and Maggi seasoning/soy sauce and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 25-30min until chicken is cooked through and tender.
4. Step 4Meanwhile, make the dumplings. Pulse bread in the small bowl of a food processor to coarse crumbs. Add remaining dumpling ingredients and some seasoning and pulse briefly to combine. Roll into 24 small balls, roughly 1/2tbsp each.
5. Step 5When chicken is cooked, remove to a board and shred with two forks. Stir back into soup and check seasoning. Arrange dumplings on top. Cover with a lid and simmer for 10min, until dumplings are puffed and cooked through. Divide between 4 bowls and top each with a spoonful of quark/yogurt, if you like. Garnish with dill and serve.

Per Serving:

Calories: 418
Protein: 24g
Total fat: 19g
Saturates: 9g
Carbs: 35g
Total sugars: 15g
Fibre: 8g

The GH Kitchen Team

The GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Our GH Kitchen Manager Linzi Pucino is our very own Italian food expert (originally hailing from the North East of Scotland!) and can be found working her way through midweek recipes that cover all bases, from haggis to ragu! Our Kitchen Editor ⁠Nadine Brown loves digging into the stories behind her favourite foods and enjoys applying her eclectic tastes to more modern, flavour-forward recipes - just don't give her too much chilli! Our Junior Food Content Produce ⁠Frankie Prichard combines a love of beautiful presentation and flavour-led, seasonal cooking in her recipe development, along with a passion for bringing people together through food. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time