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Recipes » Quick & Easy Homemade Chicken Vegetable Soup [Healthy + Whole30]

Quick & Easy Homemade Chicken Vegetable Soup [Healthy + Whole30]

Nov 1, 2020 · 3 Comments

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I've made variations of this Homemade Paleo chicken vegetable soup so many times. Each time with slightly different ingredients. And each time it's been delicious and easy to prepare.

My favorite thing about this soup is that it is SO flexible and I just throw in what I already have in the fridge (leftover meat, leftover veggies that need to be used, and any greens I can find).

You can customize it with what you have on hand, and make it work for your specific diet.

Homemade chicken vegetable soup

I like to think of a recipe (this one in particular) as a guide, because there's freedom with a guide.

You can use what you like and what you have on hand. And you can adapt things along the way, based on your family's preferences.

How to make homemade chicken vegetable soup?

The process is simple.

Take several different vegetables, cooked chicken, bone broth (homemade or this bone broth powder use code BASICS10 for 10% off your order), throw it in the pot and BOOM!

You're done. 

It's always delicious, always hits home, and is ALWAYS so quick to put together.

I love this soup, you guys. Can you tell?

Not only does it taste great, it's quick and easy to prepare. Especially if you're using leftover chicken from a previous night that's all ready to go.

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Okay let's get cooking.

First, get out your dutch oven, or big soup pot. We love using our dutch oven because, well, it's awesome. It makes our food taste amazing, and you can use it for so many things...soups on the stove or homemade bone broth. You can even use it to make bread.

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Here are the steps we follow:

  • First, saute the veggies in the dutch oven
  • Next, add herbs and salt
  • When the vegetables are softening, add the broth and cook until vegetables are cooked completely.
  • Next add the chicken and frozen peas (if using)

It's a one pot meal!

Ingredient Prep

chopped carrots, celery, and onion on a cutting board.

Step 1: Prep the Vegetables

Open the door to your fridge and look inside the veggie drawers. Practically anything you see can be used in this soup. Some of my favorite options are:

  • carrots (peeled & diced)
  • onion (peeled & diced)
  • celery (diced)
  • peas (add after the other veggies are fully cooked)
  • bell peppers (these tend to sweeten the soup, if you like that, go for it)
  • corn (add after the other veggies are fully cooked)
  • sweet potatoes (scrubbed & diced OR peeled & diced)
  • zucchini (diced)

To prepare the vegetables, chop them so that they're all about the same size. Then put them in the dutch oven with a little oil and a couple of hefty pinches of salt. Cook them until the vegetables have softened a little.

Veggies in dutch oven.

Step 2: Add Seasoning/Herbs

While the veggies are cooking, add a couple teaspoons of herbs to season the soup. I like oregano and thyme in this soup, so I usually do one teaspoon of each. Taste as you're cooking, and add more as needed.

If your family loves black pepper, add it now. My kids aren't fond of the spice (much to my husband's dismay) so I use it lightly.

Step 3: Add the Bone Broth

We use our homemade bone broth for this soup. It adds so much flavor and nutrition. If you're vegan or vegetarian, vegetable broth will work just as well. And if you don't want to go to the hassle of making your own bone broth, there's a powdered form available here (use code BASICS10 for 10% off your order). And if you'd rather just keep a bunch of cartons on hand on in your pantry, my favorite shelf-stable liquid bone broth is Kettle & Fire. Find it here!

After the vegetables are cooked, pour in the bone broth so that it covers them by about an inch. Taste and season with more salt, pepper, and herbs, if needed.

Let it heat up to a simmer.

Pause for a Taste

As you're cooking, taste frequently. This is one of my favorite parts of cooking, to be honest. I love tasting the flavors as the meal progresses.

If you're new to this taste-as-you-go method, you might be wondering how in the world do I know what taste preferences I have? Well it takes practice and experimentation. Use recipes as a guide, and try to add something new and see how it goes. Make cooking feel fun and free.

This is a great time to taste the veggies, too. These last few steps don't take much time, so you want the veggies to be cooked and hopefully not mushy. Taste one to see how it's doing. If it needs a little more time, boil for a few minutes and taste again.

Step 5: Add the Protein

If you have cooked turkey, chicken, or sausage, this is a great time to throw it in. Alternatively, you can use cooked beans or lentils for a vegetarian option. Add your cooked protein of choice when the vegetables are cooked.

Step 6: Add Grains, Greens, Peas, and Corn (optional)

Grains are optional in this soup. I've used rice, quinoa, and noodles before and they all worked well. If you're using grains of any kind, cook them before you put them in, and add them just before you're ready to serve. That way they won't get too mushy.

For a Paleo soup, omit legumes or grains. This is also when you want to add vegetables like corn, peas, or greens.

TIme to Eat Your Soup!

Make sure the soup is hot. Then taste and season as desired, and serve.

Close up view homemade chicken vegetable soup

We've found that leftovers are especially delicious for this soup. The flavors get even better from the extra time sitting in the fridge.

Looking for more homemade, healthy soup recipes?

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  • Fall Spiced Carrot Ginger Soup
  • Easy Paleo Crockpot Butter Chicken
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Quick & Easy Homemade Chicken Vegetable Soup

Quick & Easy Homemade Chicken Vegetable Soup

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Enjoy this simple & delicious chicken vegetable soup - make it in minutes today!

Ingredients

  • 3-4 cups chopped vegetables (carrots, onion, celery, etc.)
  • 1 Tbsp avocado oil
  • ¼-1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • ¼ tsp black pepper (optional)
  • 3-4 cups bone broth
  • 2 cups cooked chicken breast or thighs
  • Cooked grains, rice, quinoa, or noodles (optional)
  • 1 cup soft vegetables (peas, corn, greens, etc.) (optional)

Instructions

  1. Prep the vegetables by chopping them until they're about the same size.
  2. Put the vegetables in the dutch oven or soup pot with the oil and salt.
  3. While the veggies are cooking, add the herbs to season the soup.
  4. When the veggies are just about done cooking, add the bone broth to the soup so that it covers the veggies by about an inch.
  5. Heat the soup to a simmer.
  6. Taste and add more salt, pepper, herbs, etc. if needed.
  7. Add the cooked chicken, grains/rice/quinoa/noodles (if using), and soft vegetables (if using).
  8. Wait for everything to get hot and then enjoy!

Notes

This soup is really versatile so use what you have in your fridge! Taste as you go and add more seasoning, as needed.

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Cuisine: American

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Homemade chicken vegetable soup


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  1. Jill says

    May 17, 2020 at 5:31 am

    I really like that you said I can just use what I have on hand. I feel like I really can adapt it based on what I have in my house. Thanks for the simple steps that allows this to be a guide!

    Reply
  2. Leslie says

    January 02, 2021 at 2:26 pm

    I’d like to find the recipe faster please

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    • Megan says

      January 02, 2021 at 2:58 pm

      I just made it a bit easier for you. There's now a recipe card at the bottom of the post, as well as a "Jump to Recipe" link at the top. Hope that's helpful. Enjoy!

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