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Chicken and Kale Soup Recipe

Here’s a healthy and hearty Chicken and Kale Soup to warm you up on a cold night. Serve it with ditalini pasta or brown rice.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 586 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 lb whole chicken
  • 1 lb baby carrots sliced
  • 5 celery stalks sliced
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 16 ounces Fresh Kale chopped (I find these around the leaf lettuces in my store)
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • great northern white beans optional (soak your own dry beans to avoid the sodium added to canned)
  • Brown Rice or Ditalini Pasta optional

Instructions

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  1. Boil the whole chicken for about 40 minutes. (add enough water to cover the chicken)
  2. Remove the chicken from broth and set aside to cool so you can remove the meat from the bones. Cut the meat into small chunks.
  3. Skim off all the fat you can from the top of broth (I use a ½ cup measuring cup for my scooping)
  4. Add remaining ingredients. Celery, Carrots, Kale, Bay Leaves, Poultry Seasoning, salt and pepper.
  5. Cook for 30 mins - 1 hour
  6. Then add back the chicken.
  7. Cook for 1 more hour or until veggies are tender.

Notes

  • Nutritional information does not include pasta or beans. Adjust accordingly.

Nutrition Information

Calories 586kcal (29%) Carbohydrates 24g (8%) Protein 46g (92%) Fat 34g (52%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 163mg (54%) Sodium 470mg (20%) Potassium 1407mg (40%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 27525IU (551%) Vitamin C 146.1mg (162%) Calcium 268mg (27%) Iron 5.2mg (29%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 586

% Daily Value*

Calories 586kcal 29%
Carbohydrates 24g 8%
Protein 46g 92%
Fat 34g 52%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 163mg 54%
Sodium 470mg 20%
Potassium 1407mg 30%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 27525IU 551%
Vitamin C 146.1mg 162%
Calcium 268mg 27%
Iron 5.2mg 29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.