Chicken Soup

Name: Chicken Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 pc medium carrots (peeled and sliced); 3 pc parsnips (peeled and sliced); 3 pc celery ribs (sliced); 0.5 pc medium onion (diced); 1 leek (halved lengthwise, sliced, and rinsed); 4 garlic cloves; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 2 chicken breasts; 2 bunch thyme; 2 bunch tarragon; 1 bay leaf; 5 cup chicken broth; 0.25 cup parsley (roughly chopped)

By till 4/15/2026

Soup Main Course Low-Carb High-Protein Healthy

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. Source: https://downshiftology.com/recipes/chicken-soup/

Servings 4

Prep Time 10 min

Cook Time 20 min

Total Time 30 min

Ingredients

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2 tbsp olive oil
4 pc medium carrots (peeled and sliced)
3 pc parsnips (peeled and sliced)
3 pc celery ribs (sliced)
½ pc medium onion (diced)
1 leek (halved lengthwise, sliced, and rinsed)
4 garlic cloves
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
2 chicken breasts
2 bunch thyme
2 bunch tarragon
1 bay leaf
5 cup chicken broth
¼ cup parsley (roughly chopped)

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.