Chicken and Vegetable Soup
This chicken and vegetable soup with pearl barley is a hearty classic made easy in the Thermomix. Tender cooked chicken, leeks, carrots and celery simmer into a nourishing broth while the TM7 chops everything in seconds. Ideal as a warming starter or light main course on cold days.
About this recipe
Chicken and vegetable soup Thermomix TM7 style is the ultimate comfort bowl for busy households searching for an easy soup recipe for their all-in-one kitchen machine. Tender shredded chicken from a cooked whole bird meets sweet carrots, aromatic leeks, celery and hearty pearl barley in a golden, savoury broth. What makes this recipe shine on the TM7 is speed and consistency: the blades chop the onions and garlic cloves finely in seconds without tears, while controlled heating lets the broth simmer away hands-free, extracting every bit of flavour from the bones and vegetables. The pearl barley turns lovely and tender, thickening the soup naturally so every spoonful feels substantial. Serve it as a warming starter, a light weeknight dinner or portion it into containers for weekday lunches. It is exactly the kind of nourishing, budget-friendly soup that tastes like it simmered all day.
Preparation tips
- Shred the meat from the cooked whole chicken once it is cool enough to handle and add it back near the end, so the pieces stay succulent rather than drying out in the simmering barley broth.
- Rinse the pearl barley thoroughly before adding it to the mixing bowl to remove surface starch, which keeps the chicken and vegetable broth clear rather than cloudy.
- This soup freezes beautifully in individual portions; leave the shredded chicken slightly under-added if you plan to freeze, and stir in fresh parsley when reheating for brighter colour.
Recipe variations
- Make a gluten-free version by replacing the pearl barley with a similar quantity of brown rice or whole grain sorghum, keeping the same leek, carrot and celery base and simmering until tender.
- For a festive winter variation, add a strip of lemon zest, a sprig of thyme and a handful of shredded Brussels sprouts or kale in the final minutes for a fresher, greener chicken and barley soup.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- The Thermomix chops the onions and garlic cloves finely in seconds, saving ten minutes of tearful knife work. [Time Savings]
- Weigh the pearl barley and water directly in the mixing bowl for exact, consistent seasoning in every batch of soup. [Precision Control]
- Heating the broth at a steady gentle temperature coaxes maximum flavour from the chicken bones without any sticking. [Multi-Function]
- Grating a carrot into the base adds natural sweetness and body that melts invisibly into the clear soup. [Multi-Function]
- Steaming extra vegetables in the Varoma while the soup simmers gives you a colourful side with zero extra effort. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- garlic cloves
- onions
- carrots
- celery stalks
- leeks
- cooked whole chicken
- pearl barley
- water
- fine sea salt
- ground black pepper