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Ultimate Chicken Soup
This nourishing and healing chicken soup recipe is loaded with poached chicken, carrots, parsnips, celery, leek, onion, garlic and fresh herbs. It's a great cold weather soup! Watch the video below to see how I make it in my kitchen.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 319 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 medium carrots peeled and sliced
- 3 parsnips peeled and sliced
- 3 celery ribs sliced
- ½ medium onion diced
- 1 leek halved lengthwise, sliced, and rinsed
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 prigs fresh thyme
- 2 prigs fresh tarragon
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- ¼ cup roughly chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Saute the veggies. Heat the oil in a large pot on medium heat. Add the carrots, parsnips, celery, leek, and onion to the pot and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper, and stir for another minute.
- Poach the chicken. Add the thyme, tarragon, bay leaf, chicken, and broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cover the pot. Simmer the soup for 15 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked.
- Shred the chicken. With tongs, remove the chicken to a cutting board and then gently shred the chicken with two forks. Place the shredded chicken back into the pot and simmer for an additional 1 to 2 minutes.
- Serve. Remove the sprigs of thyme, tarragon and the bay leaf. Stir in the parsley, and garnish with additional fresh parsley and black pepper before serving.
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Notes
- Those of you with an eagle eye may have noticed I added the garlic first in the video above. While that's not detrimental, I do believe the steps listed above are best - so follow those.
- For the shredded chicken hack (using a stand mixer) that I mention in the video, check out my shredded chicken recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories
319kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
38g
(13%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
36mg
(12%)
Sodium
822mg
(34%)
Potassium
1302mg
(37%)
Fiber
9g
(36%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
11098IU
(222%)
Vitamin C
36mg
(40%)
Calcium
131mg
(13%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 319
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 319kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 822mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 1302mg | 28% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 11098IU | 222% |
| Vitamin C | 36mg | 40% |
| Calcium | 131mg | 13% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.