• Fill up a pot with water (about four cups). Add in the chicken and bay leaf. Put in 1/2 Tablespoon of salt. Boil for 30 minutes. Strain boiled chicken into a bowl, transfer the water back into the pot, and put the chicken pieces aside.
• Add peeled and cut potatoes into the water and boil until the potatoes are soft.
• Meanwhile, chop up all the greens and the boiled eggs.
• Chop up the white part of the onion and sauté on butter until light brown color.

• As soon as the potatoes are done, add in the chopped greens, eggs, and sautéed onions to the pot.

• Salt to taste! (Pepper is just an option.)
• Bring to a boil and enjoy!
• Borschts are usually served with a spoon of sour cream. 

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Green Borscht

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Course Side Dish, Soup

Cuisine Russian

Servings 8

Calories 120 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 5 potatoes chopped
• 3-4 chicken thighs bone-in preferable
• 1 cup spinach chopped (if you have sorrel, use it instead. It’s better in this soup)
• 3 large eggs hard boiled
• ⅓ cup fresh parsley chopped
• ⅓ cup fresh dill chopped
• ⅓ cup green onion chopped * when you chop the onion, separate the green and white parts (you will need both)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1-2 bay leaves fresh or dry
• 1 qrt water 4 cups

Instructions

 

• Fill up a pot with water (about four cups). Add in the chicken and bay leaf. Put in 1/2 Tablespoon of salt. Boil for 30 minutes. Strain boiled chicken into a bowl, transfer the water back into the pot, and put the chicken pieces aside.
• Add peeled and cut potatoes into the water and boil until the potatoes are soft.
• Meanwhile, chop up all the greens and the boiled eggs.
• Chop up the white part of the onion and sauté on butter until light brown color.
  
• As soon as the potatoes are done, add in the chopped greens, eggs, and sautéed onions to the pot.
  
• Salt and pepper to taste, bring to a boil.
• Enjoy with a spoonful of sour cream!
  

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Green Borscht

Amount Per Serving

Calories 120 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 103mg34%

Sodium 62mg3%

Potassium 170mg5%

Carbohydrates 1g0%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 877IU18%

Vitamin C 7mg8%

Calcium 27mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Keyword bay leaf, chicken, dill, eggs, green onion, green soup, healthy, low calorie, low carb, parsley, potato, russian food, side dish, sorrel, spinach

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