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If you're having just the worst day ever, this is how you turn things around! Save-the-Day Soup makes up for every misstep and stroke of bad luck with a very fortunate combination of ingredients. Salty and succulent pancetta lardons and pan-seared savory chicken thighs are cooked until ultra-tender in stock and white wine. Then the cooking liquids are turned into a creamy, tangy, refreshingly lemony and herbaceous sauce that's lip-smacking delicious! Save-the-Day Soup doesn't wear a cape, but it is certainly a hero!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 tablespoon flour
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 5 ounces diced pancetta lardons
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-1/2-inch pieces
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, hot
- 7 ounces green peas
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
- 4 tablespoons prepared basil pesto
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 3 spring onions, finely sliced
Directions
Step 1 -In a medium bowl, add the chicken pieces, the flour, the salt, and the black pepper and toss to coat.
Step 2 -In a large pan over medium heat, add the vegetable oil.
Step 3 -Add the seasoned chicken pieces, in batches as needed, and cook, while stirring occasionally, until browned all over but not fully cooked through, about 2-3 minutes.
Step 4 -Transfer the browned chicken pieces to a plate, set them aside, and repeat until all the chicken pieces are browned.
Step 5 -Add the pancetta lardons to the pan and cook, while stirring, until they are golden and crisp, about 3-5 minutes.
Step 6 -Add the carrots and the garlic to the lardons and cook, while stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes.
Step 7 -Add the wine to the lardon mixture and stir to combine.
Step 8 -Bring the lardon mixture to a boil and cook, while scraping the bottom of the pan to release the browned bits, until it reduces by about half, about 5-7 minutes.
Step 9 -Add the browned chicken pieces and the stock to the lardon mixture and let it cook until the chicken pieces reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F and the liquid is reduced slightly, about 15 minutes.
Step 10 -Add the peas to the chicken mixture and cook until tender, about 2 minutes.
Step 11 -Add the cream cheese, the pesto, the lemon zest, the lemon juice, and the spring onions to the chicken mixture and stir to combine until the cream cheese is melted and fully incorporated.
Step 12 -Serve.

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