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Big-Batch Chicken & Vegetable Soup

Name: Big-Batch Chicken & Vegetable Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: north american
Ingredients: 600 g chicken thighs, boneless; 1.5 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion (diced); 3 medium carrots (coins); 3 stalks celery (sliced); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1.75 L low-sodium chicken stock; 1.5 tsp dried thyme; 1 whole bay leaf; 200 g green beans (chopped); 150 g frozen corn; 0.5 whole lemon (juiced)

The soup your freezer should always hold: shredded chicken, six vegetables, and a broth that fixes bad days.

55 mineasy6 servings$north americanGluten-freeDairy-freeHigh proteinMeal prep

Why it earns its place. Twenty-eight grams of protein a bowl and a freezer stash that outcompetes takeout on its worst night.

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Ingredients · 6 servings

600 gchicken thighs, boneless
1.5 tbspolive oil
1 largeonion — diced
3 mediumcarrots — coins
3 stalkscelery — sliced
3 clovesgarlic — minced
1.75 Llow-sodium chicken stock
1.5 tspdried thyme
1 wholebay leaf
200 ggreen beans — chopped
150 gfrozen corn
0.5 wholelemon — juiced

No major allergens among the listed ingredients — always check labels, brands vary.

Method

Soften onion, carrot, and celery in oil; garlic in for the last minute.
8 min
Chicken, stock, thyme, and bay in; simmer gently until the chicken shreds easily.
25 min
Lift out the chicken, shred with two forks, return it with the green beans and corn.
3 min
Five more minutes; lemon, salt, and pepper to finish. Pull the bay leaf.
5 min

Nutrition per serving

320calories

28 gprotein

22 gcarbs

12 gfat

5 gfiber

2.5 gsat fat

520 mgsodium

0 gadded sugar

Editorial estimates per serving. Counts 6 different plants toward your weekly variety.

Make it yours

cultureAdd cooked rice or small pasta per bowl, not to the pot — it drinks the broth (pasta adds gluten)

availabilityTurkey or white beans instead of chicken

costAny vegetable that needs using — this pot forgives

Storage. Fridge 4 days; freezes 3 months in single-bowl tubs.

Batching. Doubles if your pot does; freeze flat in bags for fast thawing.

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