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    Home » Recipes » Dinner

    Chicken Vegetable Soup

    Published: April 13, 2018 · Updated: December 5, 2020 · By: Krissy · 7 Comments
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    Chicken Vegetable Soup, made with homemade chicken broth and loaded with healthy veggies, is not only a delicious and satisfying meal, but it's nutritious.

    What's better when you're not feeling well than a homemade chicken soup? Feed your body and soul with this nourishing and comforting bowl of healthy soup!

    Recipe for Homemade Chicken Vegetable Soup

    Chicken Vegetable Soup is super healthy. It has everything you might want in a meal. Protein, vitamins, and great flavor. This recipe is gluten free if you have dietary restrictions and can easily be made dairy free by substituting the butter with your favorite kind of oil.

    I only have one rule when I make homemade soup: make a lot. Why? Because there's nothing worse than not feeling well and having nothing to eat.

    Gluten free healthy chicken vegetable soup recipe

    How to make the best chicken vegetable soup:

    There are about a million different ways to approach a recipe like chicken vegetable soup. You could go easy by heating up a can of chicken broth and throwing in a bag of frozen vegetables. Does that qualify as chicken vegetable soup? Yes, I suppose. Is that how I make it? Heck no.

    First off, you might notice how dark my broth is. That's because I cover an entire whole chicken in my favorite One Spoon Dry Rub and cooked it in the Instant Pot. See how I make my Pressure Cooker Whole Chicken. I use this method frequently so I can use the shredded chicken in all kinds of recipes like cobb salad, enchiladas, dips - you name it!

    So just by using a whole chicken, my dry rub, and the Instant Pot I have both the broth and the shredded chicken you'll need for this recipe.

    As for the vegetables, I just grabbed everything I could find in my refrigerator. In my version of soup, I used the standard onion, celery, carrot, and garlic combination that you'll see in just about every soup I make. I also added kale, zucchini, and bell pepper.

    This chicken vegetable soup is so easy to make that you only need to give the veggies a quick saute and then add the broth!

    Chicken soup recipe with vegetables

    Can chicken vegetable soup be made ahead?

    Yes! Like I said, every time I make homemade soup, I make a huge batch so that I can freeze it in quart sized containers.

    I think I have a legitimate fear of being sick without any kind of homemade chicken soup on hand. I rarely get sick at all, but when I do, I know that food is medicine and nothing helps more than a chicken vegetable soup like this. Is that a legit phobia? Like, lack-of-chicken-soup-phobia?

    How to make Homemade Chicken Vegetable Soup

    Chicken Vegetable Soup

    Chicken Vegetable Soup, made with homemade chicken broth and loaded with healthy veggies, is not only a delicious and satisfying meal, but it's nutritious. What's better when you're not feeling well than a homemade chicken soup? Feed your body and soul with this nourishing and comforting bowl of healthy soup!
    5 from 5 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes
    Scale: 12 servings
    Recipe Created By: Krissy Allori

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 1 medium onion (diced)
    • 2 stalks celery (diced)
    • 2 carrots (peeled and diced)
    • 4 cloves garlic (minced)
    • 1 green bell pepper (seeds and stem removed, diced)
    • 1 zucchini (diced)
    • 4 cups baby kale
    • 8 cups chicken broth
    • 2 cups cooked and shredded chicken
    • generous amounts of salt and pepper

    Instructions

    • In large stock pot or dutch oven, melt the butter. Add onion, celery, and carrot. Saute veggies, stirring occasionally, until lightly brown and fragrant. Add garlic, bell pepper, and zucchini. Stir and cook for another couple of minutes. 
    • Add kale, chicken broth, and chicken. Bring soup to a simmer. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

    Notes

    Makes 3 quarts.
    Soup freezes well and should always be kept on hand for when someone is sick. It's the best cure, especially when made with homemade chicken broth!

    NUTRITION INFORMATION

    Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 621mg | Potassium: 411mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 4075IU | Vitamin C: 50.5mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1.1mg
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    Comments

    1. Tonje

      January 12, 2020 at 10:40 pm

      5 stars
      This looks so warming and comforting. What a perfect soup for winter!

      Reply
    2. Veena Azmanov

      January 12, 2020 at 10:13 pm

      5 stars
      Definitely a filler and comforting meal. Amazing combination of veggies and flavors. My Dinner is done.

      Reply
    3. Anita

      January 12, 2020 at 9:18 pm

      5 stars
      Adding kale to chicken soup is a smart move. I can safely add even more than 4 cups of kale without anyone noticing that they are eating a whole lot of healthy vegetables. 🙂

      Reply
    4. Beth

      January 12, 2020 at 8:05 pm

      5 stars
      I really love the kale that is adding to this soup! Goes so well with everything else in the soup!

      Reply
    5. Annemarie

      January 12, 2020 at 7:23 pm

      5 stars
      I'm with you on soup being the best medicine for colds and feeling under the weather! And I love using my Instant Pot to make broth. Now I need to try your version with your rub because I'm loving the look of your stock. Yummy stock, a bunch of vegetables, maybe some rice added if I'm in the mood, and I think this will be perfect for dinner.

      Reply
    6. Carol Lipin

      March 20, 2019 at 11:34 am

      I am restricted to milligrams of calcium per day. for the homemade chicken vegetable soup recipe, it would be helpful to know how many milligrams of calcium per serving, which would be what, 1 Cup?
      hope to receive a response
      .Thank you,
      Carol L.

      Reply
      • Krissy

        March 27, 2019 at 7:41 am

        Oh boy, I wish I could help but I have no idea how to calculate that!

        Reply

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