Chicken spinach soup is a classic comfort food that is perfect for a cold winter day. But it's also a great way to use up leftover chicken, spinach, and rice. The addition of lemon juice gives the soup a bright, refreshing flavor that perfectly complements the creamy spinach and chicken. This soup is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. You can add more or less vegetables, use different types of cheese, or spice it up with some chili pepper or cayenne.
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CREAMY LEMON CHICKEN SOUP WITH SPINACH
A Low Carb (Keto) Creamy Chicken Soup Recipe with Lemon, Parmesan, and Spinach!
Provided by Sommer Collier
Categories Main Course Soup
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place a large 6-8 quart saucepot over medium heat. Add the butter, onions, and celery. Sauté for 3 minutes. Then add in the carrots and garlic and sauté another 2 minutes to soften.
- Place whole raw chicken breasts in the pot. Add in the lemon zest, Italian seasoning, chicken broth, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower the heat if needed and simmer for about 15 minutes (covered) to cook the chicken.
- Meanwhile, whisk the heavy cream and cornstarch (or glucomannan) together until very smooth.
- Once the chicken has cooked through, pull the chicken breasts out of the pot with tongs and set on a cutting board.
- Stir the heavy cream mixture and parmesan cheese into the soup base to thicken. Stir another minute, until the parmesan melts and blends smoothly into the soup base.
- Use two forks to shred the chicken breasts. Then stir the shredded chicken, spinach, and parsley in the soup. Taste, then salt and pepper as needed. Serve warm, with extra parmesan if desired!
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1.5 cup, Calories 235 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 19 g, Fat 14 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Sodium 1177 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 3 g
CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP WITH SPINACH, LEMON, AND DILL
A burst of fresh lemon juice, added just before serving, makes this soup sing.
Provided by Tony Rosenfeld
Categories Main Course
Yield 6-8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large (at least 8-quart), heavy-duty pot or Dutch oven. Add the onion, carrot, celery, and 1/2 Tbs. salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened and lightly browned in places, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the bay leaf or leaves and cook, stirring, about 30 seconds.
- Add the broth and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are completely tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Stir in the shredded chicken, the rice, and spinach. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until all are tender and the flavors meld, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Stir in the dill and 1 Tbs. of the lemon juice. Taste, and add more lemon juice, 1 Tbs. at a time, if needed, up to 4 Tbs. Season with salt and pepper to taste and garnish each bowl with 1 Tbs. sliced scallion, if you like.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 6-8, Calories 200 kcal, Fat 50 kcal, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, TransFat 6 g, Carbohydrate 29 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 12 g, Sodium 1320 mg, UnsaturatedFat 4.5 g
LEMON, CHICKEN AND ORZO SOUP WITH SPINACH
Provided by Food Network
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the carrot, celery, onion, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to cook for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and stir in the orzo. Cook until the orzo is just tender, about 7 minutes.
- Add the chicken and simmer until heated through. Add the spinach and stir until wilted. Remove from the heat and stir in the dill and lemon zest. Season with additional salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with additional dill.
CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP WITH LEMON
This comforting soup is packed with protein and still clocks in at under 400 calories per serving.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, combine broth and chicken; bring broth to a gentle simmer over medium. Reduce heat slightly so liquid is moving but not simmering; cook until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and let rest until cool enough to handle. Shred into bite-size pieces.
- Bring broth to a rapid simmer; add rice and cook just until tender, 16 to 18 minutes. Return chicken to pot. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs until frothy; whisk in lemon juice. Whisking constantly, slowly pour 1 cup hot broth into egg mixture. Immediately whisk egg mixture into pot. Season soup with salt and pepper. Serve immediately, garnished with pepper and dill.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 353 g, Fat 6 g, Protein 32 g
CREAMY CHICKEN, SPINACH AND RICE
Make and share this Creamy Chicken, Spinach and Rice recipe from Food.com.
Provided by TishT
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Spray a 7 X 11 in.
- baking dish with vegetable spray and set aside.
- Combine the soup, water, mayonnaise, and curry powder and mix well.
- Sprinkle the rice over the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Layer the spinach evenly over the top of the rice.
- Cover the spinach with half of the sou mix, then top with the chicken, then the remaining soup.
- Sprinkle the chees over the top and bake, uncovered, until bubbly and golden brown, about 1 hour.
LEMON CHICKEN & RICE SOUP
Years ago, I fell hard for a lemony Greek soup at Panera Bread. It was just a special back then, but I re-created it at home so we could eat it whenever a craving hit! -Kristin Cherry, Bothell, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 4h50m
Yield 12 servings (4 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add half the chicken; cook and stir until browned. Transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. Repeat with remaining oil and chicken., Stir broth, vegetables, lemon slices, lemon juice, lemon zest and pepper into slow cooker with chicken. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender. Stir in rice; heat through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 42mg cholesterol, Sodium 612mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 20g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
LEMON CHICKEN RICE SOUP
I got this recipe from a friend, who served it to me one chilly night. It is very much a "comfort food" for me and quite easy to make with leftover chicken. When you are adding the eggs, be careful to add them very slowly and make sure the soup is not too hot, otherwise your eggs will split. I find it helps to take the soup off the burner for a few minutes before adding the eggs. You should end up with a smooth cream-like base to your soup, not broken eggy bits like in egg drop soup.
Provided by Sackville
Categories Chicken
Time 40m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine chicken broth, bouillon cube, rice, carrots, celery and onion.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes or until rice and vegetables are tender.
- Stir in chicken.
- Remove from heat.
- Then, in a small saucepan, melt butter and stir in flour until smooth.
- Gradually add 2 cups of broth mixture, cook until slightly thickened, stirring constantly.
- In a small bowl, beat the eggs until frothy.
- Gradually beat lemon juice and 2 cups thickened broth into the large pot of soup.
- Very slowly add egg mixture into the soup, stirring constantly. Do not do this if your soup is boiling or very hot or your eggs will split. You may want to take the soup off the burner for a few minutes before you add the eggs.
- Heat gently until soup thickens enough to coat a spoon-- do not boil!
- Add salt and pepper to taste, garnish with lemon.
HERBY SPINACH-AND-RICE SOUP WITH TURMERIC
Inspired by the Persian herbed-rice dish sabzi polo, this turmeric-tinted soup is bursting with spinach, parsley, and dill. The rice and diced potatoes absorb some of the liquid, giving this brothy soup more body. Yogurt, a cumin-infused oil, and a squeeze of lemon are the welcome and essential finishing touches to this healthy comforting dish.
Provided by Lauryn Tyrell
Time 1h
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook 2 tablespoons oil and cumin seeds in a small skillet over medium, swirling pan, until seeds are fragrant, darkened slightly in color, and sizzling, about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl; let cool completely. (Oil can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.)
- Heat a medium saucepan over medium; swirl in remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Add shallots and garlic, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in rice, potato, and turmeric; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add broth and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Season with salt, reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, until flavors meld and potato and rice are cooked and very tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in spinach, herbs, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
- Ladle into bowls. Whisk yogurt and spoon into the soup, along with cumin-seed oil and more herbs and lemon juice; serve.
CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP WITH CELERY, PARSLEY AND LEMON
This soup is simultaneously cozy and fresh. It's just the kind of thing you want to eat when you're sick and seeking something that'll perk you up and get you through it. The soup simmers long enough for the rice to start to break down so it thickens the soup. If you prefer a brothier soup that's predominantly chicken and rice floating in broth, cook just until the rice is tender. Or if you want thick porridge, just keep simmering. (You can't really overcook chicken thighs.) Lemon juice adds brightness, as does the lively mix of parsley, lemon, garlic and celery leaves strewn on top.
Provided by Ali Slagle
Categories dinner, easy, lunch, weeknight, grains and rice, poultry, soups and stews, main course
Time 40m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large Dutch oven or pot, combine the broth, chicken, celery and rice. Season lightly with salt. (Some broths have more salt than others, so start easy.) Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the rice starts to break down and lose its shape, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, finely chop together the parsley leaves, lemon zest and up to 1/2 cup celery leaves. Transfer to a small bowl, grate the garlic clove into the bowl, season with salt and stir to combine.
- Using tongs, remove the chicken from the pot and transfer to a medium bowl. Using two forks, shred the chicken into pieces, then stir it back into the soup. Remove from heat, stir in the butter (if using), and season to taste with salt. Stir in the lemon juice a little at a time until the soup is bright but still tastes like chicken. (You may not use the full 1/2 cup juice.)
- Divide the soup among bowls and top with the parsley-lemon mixture. (The soup, minus the lemon juice and parsley mixture, can be refrigerated for up to 3 days; the rice will absorb liquid as it sits, so add more chicken broth when reheating. Add the lemon juice and fresh herb garnish just before serving.)
MEAL IN A BOWL WITH CHICKEN, RICE NOODLES AND SPINACH
This comforting soup is a simplified version of a Vietnamese phô or a Japanese ramen (using rice sticks instead of somen).
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, lunch, soups and stews, appetizer, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield Serves 4 to 6 (you'll have some chicken left over)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- If possible, do this step a day ahead: Combine the chicken and 3 quarts water in a large, heavy soup pot and bring to a simmer. Skim off foam and add the onion, ginger root, garlic cloves, peppercorns and 1 teaspoon salt. Reduce the heat, cover partially, and simmer 40 minutes. Skim occasionally. Remove the chicken pieces from the broth and allow to cool. Line a strainer with cheesecloth and strain the broth into a bowl. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, shred and refrigerate in a covered container until ready to serve the soup. Refrigerate the broth for at least 3 hours or, preferably, overnight. Lift off the fat from the surface and discard.
- About 30 minutes before you wish to serve the meal, remove the chicken and broth from the refrigerator. Bring the broth to a simmer and add the fish sauce (or soy sauce) and salt to taste. Taste and adjust seasonings. Place the rice noodles in a bowl and cover with hot water. Let sit for 20 minutes, then drain.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook just until tender, 30 seconds to a minute. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- Just before serving, add the spinach to the simmering soup. To serve the soup, distribute the noodles among 4 to 6 large bowls. Top with shredded chicken and a handful of chopped cilantro. Ladle the simmering broth, with some of the spinach, into each bowl over the chicken and noodles. Serve at once, passing the limes for guests to squeeze on as they wish.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 495, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 37 grams, Fat 23 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 32 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 663 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh, flavorful ingredients will make a big difference in the taste of your soup. Look for organic, free-range chicken and fresh, leafy spinach.
- Don't overcrowd the pot: If you add too much chicken or spinach to the pot, it will be difficult for the soup to cook evenly. Add the ingredients in batches if necessary.
- Season the soup to taste: Salt, pepper, and garlic powder are all essential seasonings for chicken spinach soup. You can also add other herbs and spices, such as thyme, rosemary, or oregano.
- Let the soup simmer for at least 30 minutes: This will allow the flavors to meld and the soup to thicken.
- Serve the soup with your favorite toppings: Grated Parmesan cheese, crumbled bacon, or a dollop of sour cream are all great options.
Conclusion:
Chicken spinach soup is a delicious, healthy, and easy-to-make meal. It's perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or a cozy weekend lunch. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a flavorful and satisfying soup that the whole family will love. So next time you're looking for a comforting and nutritious meal, give chicken spinach soup a try.
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