Although this soup is made with just five ingredients, the cooking technique packs the soup with flavor. You start by poaching bone-in chicken thighs in chicken broth, which amps up the flavor of the broth and leaves you with meat so tender, it practically falls off the bone. A swirl of pesto at the end delivers a cheesy, herby hit and turns the soup a vibrant green.

5-Ingredient Chicken Pesto Soup

Ingredients

2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 6 thighs)

6 cups chicken broth

2 cups tightly packed spinach (3 ounces)

1/2 cup pesto

Kosher salt

Directions

1. Put the chicken in a large pot and cover with the broth. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 40 minutes.
2. Transfer the chicken from the pot to a cutting board. Skim the surface of the broth with a slotted spoon to remove any skin that's floated to the surface. Remove the meat from the chicken bones and shred with two forks; discard the skin. Add the meat back to the pot along with the spinach.
3. Turn the heat to medium until the spinach wilts, about 1 minute. Swirl the pesto into the soup and season with salt. 

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/5-ingredient-chicken-pesto-soup-9604307?nl=ROTD_031121_featurecta&%24web_only=true&~campaign=ROTD_031121_featurecta&bsft_eid=61712cf8-514f-4ca4-866a-a4a04be24301&bsft_aaid=cba88230-b22c-4c07-a9c1-292398476e2c&bsft_clkid=21cb5d3a-3b24-4c0f-ab0d-1a4f713611b6&bsft_uid=9759128a-fc86-4f2b-9b42-ebaed1b308db&bsft_mid=c180a49a-6cea-4c01-a5b5-8625df652418&bsft_mime_type=html&bsft_ek=2021-03-11T17%3A40%3A47Z&bsft_lx=8&bsft_tv=1&bid=40904c04-cfd7-403f-9f5e-03959c5d5ddd&c32=e5ac608478fbb8bda4290a5047bb6d5be73e154f&source=&gender=unknown&birth_year=0&%243p=e_blueshift_sparkpost&_branch_match_id=898868397563519104