This healthy chicken soup with kale is a soul warming dish. It’s easy to make with just a handful of ingredients and full of fresh vegetables and herbs. Perfect for cooler weather and low calorie.
Chicken soup has to be one of favorite comfort food that’s just so good when the weather starts to cool. My version is full of healthy veggies and made with a tomato base.
How to Make Healthy Chicken Soup with Kale
- Peel carrots, baby potatoes and onions
- Chop carrots into bite size pieces
- In a large pot add 14 cups water, chicken quarters, tomato sauce, bay leaves, onion, potatoes, carrots and salt
- Bring to boil, then simmer for 1 ½ hours
- Remove kale leaves from stems.
- Chop kale leaves
- Add chopped kale leaves into soup and boil for 10 minutes
- Remove chicken leg quarters from soup, shred them and remove bones
- Add shredded chicken back in the soup
- Squeeze juice of lemon in soup
- Enjoy while still warm!
What is in this healthy chicken soup recipe?
This soup is so yummy, but you just need need a few simple ingredients – comfort food has never been easier! To make this recipe, you will need:
- Chicken leg quarters
- Vegetables: Kale, carrots, potatoes, onion
- Tomato sauce
- Seasonings: Bay leaves, lemon, salt
How many calories are in this healthy chicken soup recipe?
This recipe makes four healthy servings of soup and each serving is under 300 calories. It has no added sugar and you get a good helping of veggies in every serving. If you like, you can add in other vegetables that you have in your fridge, mushrooms or bell peppers would be a wonderful addition.
How long does homemade soup keep?
Whenever I make soup I always make a double batch as it’s so easily stored. Once the soup has cooled you can transfer it to an airtight container ad store it in the fridge for three to four days. It also freezes really well for up to 3 months. You then need to simply reheat it on the stove top.
Top Tips To Make This Recipe
- Chicken leg quarters work really well in this soup, but you could also use chicken thighs.
- Taste the healthy chicken soup and adjust salt to your taste and add pepper if desired.
- To make a fuller meal, serve with dinner rolls or a side salad.
For more tasty chicken soup recipes:
- Chicken Coconut Soup Recipe
- Easy Chicken and Rice Soup
- Italian Wedding Soup with Chicken Meatballs
- Spicy Mexican Chicken Soup Recipe
Healthy Chicken Soup with Kale
Ingredients
- 2 chicken leg quarters
- 2 cups kale
- 2-3 carrots
- 4 baby potatoes
- 1 can 15 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 onion
- 4 bay leaves
- 14 cups water
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Peel carrots, baby potatoes and onions
- Chop carrots into bite size pieces
- In a large pot add 14 cups water, chicken quarters, tomato sauce, bay leaves, onion, potatoes, carrots and salt
- Bring to boil, then simmer for 1 ½ hours
- Remove kale leaves from stems.
- Chop kale leaves
- Add chopped kale leaves into soup and boil for 10 minutes
- Remove chicken leg quarters from soup, shred them and remove bones
- Add shredded chicken back in the soup
- Squeeze juice of lemon in soup
- Enjoy while still warm!
Angelina says
It’s not the homemade Chicken Soup which I usually make, but it sounds tasty to me. I don’t like potatoes in my soup, so I’ll try using cauliflower, instead. We like our chicken diced instead of shredded, so I’ll do that! I’ll probably add in some thyme, rosemary, basil, & a sprinkle of coarsely ground black pepper. Great comfort dish!
Becky Hardin says
Those sound like great additions! I’ll have to try that some time!