The Best Spinach Chicken Soup
There is nothing better than a delicious bowl of homemade soup. This recipe for the best Spinach Chicken Soup is a light and flavorful soup that is fast and easy to make.
The Best Spinach Chicken Soup
We love to have soup for lunches during the fall…. really anytime during the year! I love this soup because of the spinach that is included in the recipe. You can easily swap out another leafy green like kale if you would rather.
Spinach Chicken Soup
Ingredients
8 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 bay leaf
Pinch of salt
3 cups chopped cooked chicken (rotisserie)
10 oz fresh baby spinach
1 cup small pasta
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 TBSP olive oil
Directions
In a large pot heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
Add the chicken broth, bay leaf, and salt and bring to a boil.
Add the uncooked pasta and reduce heat to medium and simmer 10 minutes.
Remove the bay leaf.
Add the chicken and spinach and cook until the spinach wilts, about 5 minutes.
Serve this soup with crusty bread and grated Parmesan cheese to make it a meal. I could really eat this chicken spinach soup 2-3 times per week. Make a pot of this on a Sunday afternoon and then take with you to work for a light and easy lunch.
This soup heats up well in the microwave or on the stovetop. Yummy!
Spinach Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 8 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- Pinch of salt
- 3 cups chopped cooked chicken rotisserie
- 10 oz fresh baby spinach
- 1 cup small pasta
- 2 cloves garlic peeled
- 1 TBSP olive oil
Instructions
- In a large pot heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken broth, bay leaf, and salt and bring to a boil.
- Add the uncooked pasta and reduce heat to medium and simmer 10 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaf.
- Add the chicken and spinach and cook until the spinach wilts, about 5 minutes.