
Recipe from Mediterranean Food & Diet | Easy Recipes | Suzy Karadsheh · original post · full recipe on themediterraneandish.com
Mediterranean-style chicken soup with carrots, spinach, fresh herbs, warm spices and plenty of lemon. Nourishing and comforting in the best way.
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
Turmeric Lemon Fish Soup
Simmer the onion and whole garlic in the water for 15 minutes to make the broth and strain it; cook the carrots as written, then add the fish in chunks for the last 5 minutes, until just opaque, rather than shredding it.
Vegetarian
Turmeric Lemon Chickpea Soup
Skip poaching the chicken: simmer the onion and the whole garlic in the water for 15 minutes to make the broth, then strain it and add the drained chickpeas with the carrots.
Vegan
Turmeric Lemon Chickpea Soup
Skip poaching the chicken: simmer the onion and the whole garlic in the water for 15 minutes to make the broth, then strain it and add the drained chickpeas with the carrots.
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$29.17
for your meals
$67.70 at the till, incl. $38.53 of food you keep
$7.03 less on the food you use, over the 12 items both stores stock
No price at Coles:
$36.20
for your meals
$51.42 at the till, incl. $15.22 of food you keep
No price at Woolworths:
$22.84
for your meals
$45.28 at the till, incl. $22.44 of food you keep
No price at Aldi:
$6.94a serve
from $6.94 a serve at Coles · 12 of 13 ingredients priced
About $27.75 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$67.70 at Coles · all 12 items
$29.17
missing 1 item
you'll pay $67.70 · 57% of it spare
$36.20
missing 1 item · $7.03 more for the same food
you'll pay $51.42 · 30% of it spare
$22.84
missing 2 items
you'll pay $45.28 · 50% of it spare

boneless skinless chicken breast
$11.00/kg
need 450 gColes RSPCA Approved Chicken Breast Fillets Large Pack approx. 1.4 kg$15.40closest match
Coles$11.00/kg$15.40·
Aldi$13.98/kg$6.99·
Woolworths$18.00/kg$9.00

garlic cloves
$1.33/ea
need 4 items2 × Coles Australian Garlic Prepack 3 pack$4.00closest match
Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·
Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·
Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20

extra virgin olive oil
$2.80/100ml
need 30 mlRed Island Cold Pressed Olive Oil Extra Virgin 250 ml$7.00closest match
Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00·
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·
Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00

carrots
$2.60/kg
need 130 gColes Carrots Loose approx. 170 g$0.44
Coles$2.60/kg$0.44·
Aldi$1.49/kg$1.49·
Woolworths~$2.40/kg$0.36

ground coriander
$0.83/10g
need 2.5 gMasterFoods Herbs And Spices Coriander Seed Ground Jar 30 g$2.50closest match
Coles$0.83/10g$2.50·
Aldi$0.70/10g$2.79·
Woolworths$1.00/10g$2.00

ground ginger
$0.96/10g
need 0.5 tspHoyt's Ginger Ground 25g$2.40closest match
Coles$0.96/10g$2.40·
Aldi$0.60/10g$2.39·
Woolworths$1.40/10g$3.50

ground turmeric
$0.10/10g
need 1.3 gMaharajah's Choice Turmeric Ground 250 g$2.50closest match
Coles$0.10/10g$2.50·
Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·
Aldi$0.57/10g$3.39

baby spinach
$27.50/kg
need 60 gColes Baby Spinach 120 g$3.30
Coles$27.50/kg$3.30·
Aldi$16.58/kg$1.99·
Woolworths$27.50/kg$3.30

fresh parsley
$2.20/10g
need 30 g2 × Coles Herb Punnets Parsley Continental 15 g$3.30closest match
Coles$2.20/10g$3.30·
Aldi$2.99/ea$2.99·
Woolworths$3.30/ea$3.30

lemons
$1.98/ea
need 2 itemsColes Organic Lemons Prepack 4 pack$7.90closest match
Coles$1.98/ea$7.90·
Aldi$1.00/ea$4.99·
Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49