Chicken Soup With Garlic, Saffron And Tomatoes

==Description==
Source: Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2004 - Cooking Light Magazine
Serve this Mediterranean-flavored soup with a green salad tossed in a sherry vinaigrette.
==Ingredients==
* 8 black peppercorns
* 5 parsley sprigs
* 2 thyme sprigs
* 1 garlic clove, crushed
* 6 cups White Chicken Stock
* 2 cups chopped leek (about 2 large)
* 1 1/2 cups chopped fennel bulb
* 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms
* 1 cup chopped peeled turnip
* 1/2 cup chopped carrot
* 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
* 1 1/2 cups chopped seeded peeled tomato (about 5 medium)
* 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs
* 1 cup thinly sliced spinach
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon black pepper
* 1 (19-ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
* 1 garlic clove, halved
* 12 (1/2-inch-thick) slices French bread baguette, toasted
==Directions==
# Place first 4 ingredients on a double layer of cheesecloth.
# Gather edges of cheesecloth together; tie securely.
# Combine cheesecloth rag, stock, and next 6 ingredients in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil.
# Reduce heat; simmer 10minutes.
# Add tomato and chicken; simmer 20 minutes.
# Remove cheesecloth bag and chicken; discard cheesecloth bag.
# Cool chicken slightly, and chop.
# Add chicken, spinach, salt, pepper, and beans to broth mixture, and cook 2 minutes.
# Rub cut sides of garlic halves over one side of each bread slice, and discard garlic.
# Place 2 bread slices in each of 6 bowls; ladle 1 2/3 cups soup over each serving.
Yield: 6 servings
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