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Chicken and Spinach Soup - Yum (only 55 calories)

janiebeth
janiebeth Posts: 2,509 Member
edited September 2024 in Recipes
I've been making this soup for years and really love it.. Just calculated the calories and now I love it even more - try lower sodium chicken broth if that is a concern..

Enjoy jb

Chicken and Spinach Soup

1 whole chicken breast (skinless and boneless)
½ tsp salt
Dash of black pepper
8 oz of spinach
4 cups of chicken broth* (I use 99% fat free calorie count)
3 thin slices of ginger root
1/8 tsp white pepper

Shred or small cube the chicken. Toss chicken, ½ tsp salt and dash of pepper. Tear spinach into bite-size pieces.

Heat chicken broth and ginger root to boiling in a 3-quart saucepan. Stir in chicken, heat to boiling. Stir in spinach, 1 tsp salt (if using low salt broth) and the white pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until spinach is tender, about 2 minutes.

Remove ginger root prior to eating.

6 servings (about 1 cup each)

calories 55.6
fat 0.8 g
cholesterol 22.8 mg
sodium 576.5 mg
potassium 337.2 mg
carb 1.6 g
fiber 0.9 g
sugars 0.3 g
protein 10.6 g

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  • janiebeth
    janiebeth Posts: 2,509 Member
    I've been making this soup for years and really love it.. Just calculated the calories and now I love it even more - try lower sodium chicken broth if that is a concern..

    Enjoy jb

    Chicken and Spinach Soup

    1 whole chicken breast (skinless and boneless)
    ½ tsp salt
    Dash of black pepper
    8 oz of spinach
    4 cups of chicken broth* (I use 99% fat free calorie count)
    3 thin slices of ginger root
    1/8 tsp white pepper

    Shred or small cube the chicken. Toss chicken, ½ tsp salt and dash of pepper. Tear spinach into bite-size pieces.

    Heat chicken broth and ginger root to boiling in a 3-quart saucepan. Stir in chicken, heat to boiling. Stir in spinach, 1 tsp salt (if using low salt broth) and the white pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until spinach is tender, about 2 minutes.

    Remove ginger root prior to eating.

    6 servings (about 1 cup each)

    calories 55.6
    fat 0.8 g
    cholesterol 22.8 mg
    sodium 576.5 mg
    potassium 337.2 mg
    carb 1.6 g
    fiber 0.9 g
    sugars 0.3 g
    protein 10.6 g
  • lsalazarii
    lsalazarii Posts: 144 Member
    Sounds great... gonna try it. Quick and easy too!!
    Thanks!!!!!!
  • That sounds yummmmmy! I am going to have to try it!

    Holly
  • keiko
    keiko Posts: 2,919 Member
    I've been making this soup for years and really love it.. Just calculated the calories and now I love it even more - try lower sodium chicken broth if that is a concern..

    Enjoy jb

    Chicken and Spinach Soup

    1 whole chicken breast (skinless and boneless)
    ½ tsp salt
    Dash of black pepper
    8 oz of spinach
    4 cups of chicken broth* (I use 99% fat free calorie count)
    3 thin slices of ginger root
    1/8 tsp white pepper

    Shred or small cube the chicken. Toss chicken, ½ tsp salt and dash of pepper. Tear spinach into bite-size pieces.

    Heat chicken broth and ginger root to boiling in a 3-quart saucepan. Stir in chicken, heat to boiling. Stir in spinach, 1 tsp salt (if using low salt broth) and the white pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until spinach is tender, about 2 minutes.

    Remove ginger root prior to eating.

    6 servings (about 1 cup each)

    calories 55.6
    fat 0.8 g
    cholesterol 22.8 mg
    sodium 576.5 mg
    potassium 337.2 mg
    carb 1.6 g
    fiber 0.9 g
    sugars 0.3 g
    protein 10.6 g

    Do you have this in the food data base? It would be great if it was!
  • janiebeth
    janiebeth Posts: 2,509 Member
    [/quote]

    Do you have this in the food data base? It would be great if it was!
    [/quote]

    Not yet, keiko - I guess it really is time for me to make this for dinner..

    jb
  • Yum, this sounds great. I am going to try it today for lunch since I have all the ingredients in the pantry. Thanks for sharing!
  • cjm0014
    cjm0014 Posts: 118
    sounds great
    many thanks! :happy:
  • Can't wait to try it. Great combo: chicken and spinach. Im sure my kids will love this as well. Thank you.
  • Holy Crap this is good!!!
  • janiebeth
    janiebeth Posts: 2,509 Member
    Holy Crap this is good!!!

    That's how I feel about it too.. Did the kids try it? Mine love it..

    Glad you like it.. jb
  • OMG... this is good... I'll put this in the data base... because I plan to eat this A LOT!
  • I have yet to try it on the kids... but I am almost certain my three year old will love it.
  • Grammymax
    Grammymax Posts: 572 Member
    To clarify - chicken breast is cooked prior to adding to soup. Spinach is fresh?
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