Keto Chicken Soup Recipe – Easy, Creamy, Warm & Hearty

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Our creamy Keto Chicken Soup recipe is a warm, comforting, and hearty dish and easy to prepare in under 10 minutes.

Make this creamy chicken soup in a slow cooker, instant pot, or pressure cooker for tender meat, but you could also use the stove.

This chicken soup is a great source of electrolytes, fats, and minerals while remaining low-carb. Cook in large batches and refrigerate or freeze to eat during the week.

Keto creamy chicken soup recipe makes 5 serves. The total amount of chicken soup yielded is 1.5kg/3.3lb, approximately 300g/10.5oz per serving.

Keto Chicken Soup Ingredients

• 3 ounces of Butter
• 1 small Onion, diced
• 3 ounces (2 sticks) of Celery, diced
• 1 pound of Chicken Breast, cut in half lengthways
• ½ teaspoon of Salt
• ½ teaspoon White Pepper, ground
• 3 cups of Chicken Stock
• 1 ½ cups of Heavy Cream
• ½ teaspoon of Xanthan Gum
• 1 tablespoon of Chives, finely chopped

How to Make Keto Chicken Soup (instant pot & pressure cooker instructions)

1. Place your pressure cooker over high heat (saute for instant pot).
2. Add the butter, onion, and celery and saute until the onion turns translucent.
3. Add the chicken, salt, pepper, and chicken stock and stir well.
4. Place the lid on the cooker, pressurize and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 1 hour (25 minutes at high pressure for instant pot).
5. Turn off the heat and leave the pressure cooker to depressurize for 15 minutes before removing the lid.
6. Use a metal spoon to press the chicken against the sides of the pot to shred the meat.
7. Place the pot over low heat and add the cream.
8. Sprinkle the xanthan gum over the simmering soup and whisk for 5 minutes to ensure there are no lumps.
9. Remove from the heat and serve topped with the chives.

Keto Cream of Chicken Soup – Slow Cooker & Stovetop Instructions

If you don’t have a pressure cooker you can use a slow cooker. Using the exact same method cook the Keto Chicken Soup recipe on high for 4hrs in the slow cooker.

Or you can use a pot with the lid on the stovetop over low heat. Simmer for 1.5 – 2hrs stirring occasionally (every 15 mins).

Keto Chicken Soup Recipe

Homemade soups are so satisfying to cook. This Cream of Keto Chicken Soup Recipe is warm and hearty and you can cook it in the "Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker". Takes only 10 minutes to prepare.

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Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: American, Australian, British, French

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Passive Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings: 5 serves

Calories: 370kcal

Author: Gerri

Ingredients

• 3 ounces butter
• 1 small onion diced
• 3 ounces celery diced
• 1 lb chicken breast cut in half lengthways
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1 tablespoon chives finely chopped

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Instructions

• Place your pressure cooker over high heat.
• Add the butter, onion and celery and saute until the onion turns translucent.
  
• Add the chicken, salt, pepper and chicken stock and stir well.
  
• Place the lid on the cooker, pressurize and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 1 hour.
  
• Turn off the heat and leave the pressure cooker to depressurize for 15 minutes before removing the lid.
  
• Use a metal spoon to press the chicken against the sides of the pot to shred the meat.
  
• Place the pot over low heat and add the cream.
  
• Sprinkle the xanthan gum over the simmering soup and whisk for 5 minutes to ensure there are no lumps.
  
• Remove from the heat and serve topped with the chives.
  

Nutrition

Serving: 300g | Calories: 370kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 156mg | Sodium: 462mg | Potassium: 638mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 830IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 0.6mg

If you love our Keto cream of chicken soup recipe; try these;

• Greek Chicken & Cauliflower Soup
• Keto Chicken Noodle Soup
• Creamy Cauliflower Soup
• Roasted Broccoli and Cheddar Soup

To make a larger batch of this Keto Chicken Soup Recipe adjust the servings above.

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