Chicken noodle soup from scratch ingredients:
Chicken
To make homemade chicken soup, you’ll need one whole chicken. It doesnt matter how big the chicken is. At the very end, you will remove the cooked meat from the carcass and return 4 cups of meat to the broth. It is likely that you will have meat to spare. Just set that aside for later. Add it back to a bowl of keto soup or use it in a variety of recipes, such as enchiladas, pot pie, or chicken salad.
Water
Make enough soup for 8 servings with 2 quarts of water. If you want more soup, you can add more water, but the broth will get diluted. Sometimes I make enough soup in a 12-quart stock pot for the fifty people I serve at a homeless food distribution. I follow exactly the same recipe, but I fill the pot with water instead of using the exact amounts. To ensure that the soup tastes good, I change the amounts of salt, meat, carrots, and noodles.
Turmeric
To achieve a gorgeous golden color in the soup, add a small amount of ground turmeric to the mixture. Take care not to add too much turmeric as this will alter the soup’s flavor. An ⅛-1/2 teaspoon of ground turmeric is good. Taste the soup as you add more turmeric to determine when to stop if you want it to be a deeper golden color.
Onion
There’s no need to chop the onion—just cut it in half, skin on, as the broth will be strained. The broth will have a gorgeous golden color thanks to the onion skin.
Carrots
Three carrots are needed for this recipe; two of them will be strained from the broth and used for flavor and color.
Celery
This recipe uses celery for flavor. If you enjoy celery in your soup, save some slices and add a few towards the end of cooking to give it some visual appeal.
Garlic
This recipe calls for 3 cloves of garlic. You are welcome to add as much garlic as you like, though. They won’t significantly alter the total number of carbohydrates.
Parsley
Parsley adds mineral ions to the broth. Furthermore, leafy greens like parsley give any recipe a ton of vitamin K. For a single serving of this recipe, add %20A%20cup%20of%20parsley%20to%20163%%20RDA%20of%20Vitamin%20K%20. Among the many health advantages of vitamin K are improvements in immune system and skin health as well as blood clotting regulation.
Bay leaf
A single bay leaf adds great flavor. Bay leaves also have anti-microbial properties. A bay leaf added to soup prolongs its shelf life. Bay leaves contain enzymes that help breakdown proteins during digestion. Additionally, bay leaves are a great source of iron, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and vitamins A and C. Additionally, they’ve been shown to be effective in treating migraines. Fun fact: Meal bugs cannot infest flour if a bay leaf is added to the bag.
Black peppercorns
are rich in anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatory properties, and support blood sugar regulation.
Egg noodles (optional)
Pasta is pasta, and pasta in general contains a lot of carbohydrates. They can be a part of a low-carb diet in moderation, as they are in this recipe.
Salt
Add to taste at the end. Kosher salt or sea salt have the best flavor.
Variation
Instead, use chicken, water, garlic, fresh ginger slices, and scallions to make an Asian-style chicken soup.
Soup pot and a ladle
You’ll need at least a 6 quart pot.
How to make (good old-fashioned) chicken noodle soup from scratch
Unbelievably, making homemade chicken noodle soup is not too difficult. Making a solid base broth for the soup does require some time, but most of that time is spent inactively. Read the recipe card by scrolling down below for a thorough explanation of each step.
This recipe calls for egg noodles. You can make this keto-friendly by omitting the noodles, but it’s still just chicken soup otherwise. The total number of carbohydrates per serving will then be less than 5 grams. You can eat the soup without noodles or you can use low-carb noodles instead. You can increase the amount of chicken meat and include leafy greens like spinach and kale as well as non-starchy vegetables like seaweed, mushrooms, cabbage, bean sprouts, peppers, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini.
Properly prepared homemade chicken soup is good medicine. It is the first thing I consider making when I am sick, or when someone I love is sick. Studies have indicated that chicken soup is effective in treating colds and the flu. Chicken soup contains a number of ingredients that strengthen the immune system, reduce inflammation, and clear congestion. The broth’s water, salt, and gelatin all aid in keeping the body hydrated. This recipe for soup calls for adding parsley to the broth, which raises the vitamin K content to 2016% per serving. Vitamin K also helps boost immune function.
Salt and pepper can be used to easily season a steaming bowl of chicken soup at the table. If you have some, a squeeze of lemon juice is also very tasty. Try adding snips of fresh dill when available. I use a pair of scissors to cut the dill fronds over the soup bowl. For a spicy shot of probiotics, eat soup with kimchi. Or sprinkle sliced chives or scallions on top.
Total carbs 10g, net carbs 8g
Preparing soup from scratch is a neglected art. But its worth it. There are so many benefits to making soup from scratch. For starters, it is easy on the budget. You can prepare a large pot of soup to share with loved ones and freeze the leftovers for a later date. You can use premium organic ingredients instead of artificial ones, which is another benefit. Making soup from scratch yields a bone broth that is high in collagen and beneficial to gut health and digestion. A bowl of freshly made soup is nutrient-dense and easily digestible. An abundant source of vitamins and minerals, as well as electrolytes from vegetables, herbs, and cartilage, homemade chicken broth is highly nutritious.
