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LEMON CHICKEN SOUP

Healthy Lemon Chicken Soup is a delicious, healthy Greek dinner. Easy to make in the instant pot or crockpot. Packed with veggies and keto, paleo & whole30. You can serve it with rice, pasta or zucchini noodles. Either way - it's SO yummy and cozy!

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup celery chopped finely
  • 1 cup onion chopped finely
  • 2 tablespoons garlic minced, about 5 cloves
  • 2 cups carrots sliced in small circles
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoons pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves optional
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
  • 4 bay leaves optional but recommended
  • 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 quarts chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (off to the side)
  • 1 parmesan cheese rind optional


Optional:
  • 2 cups cooked orzo or zucchini noodles


Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
  1. Chop all vegetables (I prefer to put my onion/garlic/celery in the food processor!) Turn instant pot on Sauté mode for 10.
  2. Heat olive oil in the pan and sauté celery, onion + garlic until fragrant and softened (about 5-10 minutes)
  3. Once cooked, stir in carrots and spices (including bay leaves).
  4. Place whole chicken breasts on top of vegetables/spices in instant pot. Cover with chicken broth. Do not add lemon juice to the pot.
  5. Cover instant pot and set to sealing, ‘Soup’ OR Pressure Cook for 13 minutes.
  6. Allow the soup to come to pressure and cook. It should take about 10 minutes to come to pressure, but can take longer if your broth is cold.
  7. Once the soup has cooked, quick release the pressure if you're in hurry or allow it to natural release for about 20 minutes.
  8. Remove bay leaves and parmesan cheese rind from the broth and discard. Remove chicken from the pot + shred on a cutting board with forks or in a mixer.
  9. Place shredded chicken back in instant pot base. Add lemon juice to the pot. Stir to combine. 
  10. For serving: Add cooked orzo or zucchini noodles to a bowl. Serve soup on top of the zoodles/pasta. Do not add zucchini noodles/pasta to the pot - they will absorb the liquid and get soggy!


Crockpot Instructions:
  1. In a pan, heat olive oil over stovetop. Sauté celery, onion + garlic until fragrant and softened, approximately 5-10 minutes.
  2. Add sautéd veggies to the crockpot. Stir in carrots and spices.
  3. Place whole chicken breasts on top of vegetables in crockpot. Cover with chicken broth. Do not add lemon juice to the pot.
  4. Place the lid on the crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4-6 hours
  5. Once cooked, remove bay leaves and parmesan cheese rind from the broth and discard. Stir in lemon juice.
  6. Remove chicken from the pot + shred on a cutting board with forks or in a mixer.
  7. Place cooked, shredded chicken back in crockpot, and stir to combine. 
  8. For serving: Add cooked orzo or zucchini noodles to a bowl. Serve soup on top of the zoodles/pasta. Do not add zucchini noodles/pasta to the pot - they will absorb the liquid and get soggy!


Stove Top Instructions
  1. Chop all vegetables (I prefer to put mine in the food processor!) In a large pot, heat olive oil in the pan and sauté celery, onion + garlic until fragrant and softened (about 5-10 minutes)
  2. Once cooked, stir in carrots and spices (including bay leaves).
  3. Place whole chicken breasts on top of vegetables. Cover with chicken broth. Do not add lemon juice to the pot. 
  4. Cover pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer over low-medium heat for 1 hour.
  5. After one hour, remove bay leaves and parmesan cheese rind from the pot and discard.
  6. Remove chicken from the pot + shred on a cutting board with forks or in a mixer.
  7. Place shredded chicken back in instant pot base. Add lemon juice to the pot. Stir to combine. 
  8. For serving: Add cooked orzo or zucchini noodles to a bowl. Serve soup on top of the zoodles/pasta. Do not add zucchini noodles/pasta to the pot - they will absorb the liquid and get soggy!


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