Chicken soup is so soothing for the mind, body and soul! Something about a piping hot bowl you have to eat at the table and slowly sip, savoring every bite. My grandma always has a delicious pot of aromatic chicken soup brewing every week. It was used as a starter at meals with a little grated parmesan on top that my grandfather would grate in the basement of their little apartment.
My grandmas soup took all day to cook utilizing the bones for chicken stock with homemade noodles.
But we live in a modern world and don’t always have that kind of time (or desire!) so this is my take on her soup, WW style. Coming in at zero points on the WW blue and purple plans, it is prefect, just like my grandmas, for a starter. Not only does it help fill you up, its truly delicious and satisfying!
I am careful with eliminating carbs where I can but I find with the amount of shredded chicken in this soup and the chunks of carrots and celery, I never miss the noodles!
I made my chicken in the Instant Pot but you can make yours any way you like. I then tossed the cooked chicken breasts in a mixing bowl and let the mixer do the job of shredding the chicken. Much easier than using 2 forks!
Watch it being made by video!
At lunch I like to pair this with a salad wedge with a creamy Italian dressing, some bacon bits and a little parm. I am happy to take the points on the salad since I eliminated them with the chicken soup!
Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 3 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts Cook per instructions below
- 48 ounces water
- 2 tbsp Better than Bouillon vegetable You could also use chicken flavored
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 3 peeled and coined carrots
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 1 Tbsp Dry basil
Instructions
- Begin by making 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts in a pressure cooker or cooking vessel of your choice. Shred the chicken and set aside. In a stockpot combine all ingredients and then add in the chicken last. Let simmer for 30 minutes and top with a little parmesan!
Notes
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Hi it’s Denise again , I’m so happy you’re doing so well with this ! Thanks for sharing ! How do I know how many net carbs are in the recipes? Am I going to have to break them down ??
Also can you talk about net vs the whole carb .
I am making the carbquick things. It taste a little different but I’m loving them now . It’s 2 pt 2 net carbs and 15 total . For 1/3 so filling but I still feel guilty it’s so good . So do I have to it’s 2 net carbs ????
Crazy times, getting through it together !!!!
HI Denise-
Yes just enter the recipe into carbmanager but I can tell you its VERY low. The only carbs are in the carrots. IF I keep on this plan I might start giving points and net carbs. A net carb is the total carbs MINUS the fiber and MINUS the sugar alcohol (if there is any in a product — for example in a protein bar) but carbmanager figures that for you!