Lemon Chicken & Vegetable Soup
A light, brothy soup of chicken, beans, and vegetables brightened with lemon — high protein and fiber, gentle and easy to sip.
Ingredients
- 300 g Chicken breast
- 240 g Cannellini beans
- 2 Carrot
- 1 Onion
- 1200 ml Chicken stock
- 1 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 stalks Celery (optional)
- 80 g Spinach (optional)
- 1 Lemon (optional)
Method
- Dice the onion, carrot, and celery.
- Soften the vegetables in the oil over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken, stock, and salt and simmer until the chicken is cooked, about 15 minutes, then lift it out and shred it.
- Return the shredded chicken with the drained beans and spinach and warm through for 3 minutes.
- Squeeze the lemon in and serve hot.
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About Lemon Chicken & Vegetable Soup
Lemon Chicken & Vegetable Soup is a brothy, Mediterranean-leaning bowl built around a classic soffritto of onion, carrot, and celery. It sits in the tradition of light chicken soups that are meant to nourish rather than weigh you down, with cannellini beans and spinach adding fiber and heft to a clear stock. The finishing squeeze of lemon is what sets it apart from a plain chicken soup, cutting the richness and lifting every spoonful.
The chicken is simmered whole, then lifted out and shredded so the meat stays tender and threads through the broth instead of drying out. Softening the vegetables in oil first builds a sweet, savory base before the stock goes in, and the beans and greens warm through only at the end to keep their texture. The result is gentle and easy to sip, high in protein and fiber, and the sort of soup that works equally as a light dinner or a bowl you make when you want something warm and easy on the stomach.
Lemon Chicken & Vegetable Soup: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Lemon Chicken & Vegetable Soup?
A serving has about 336 calories — 29.9g protein, 33g carbs, 9.7g fat, 5.6g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 29.9g of protein, roughly 36% of its calories.
Is Lemon Chicken & Vegetable Soup gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Lemon Chicken & Vegetable Soup has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
How long does Lemon Chicken & Vegetable Soup take to make?
About 35 minutes start to finish, but only around 16 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Lemon Chicken & Vegetable Soup?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out celery, spinach, lemon — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Lemon Chicken & Vegetable Soup make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.