Super easy, 3-ingredient Chicken Soup Recipe
My go-to when I’m feeling lazy with cooking & cleaning but still want something high protein & fiber
This dish will forever be in rotation in our home. It’s what I run towards when I’m too busy with work to go through ingredient prep, or really, one of those meal ideas I use when I have no idea what to cook.
Prep time: 1 minute
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serving: 1 person
Ingredients
Extra virgin olive oil
250g chicken breast or thigh, cubed
1.5 tbsp chicken bone broth powder - I used this
300 - 350 ml water
Frozen vegetable mix - I used this
Salt
Black pepper & cayenne pepper (optional)
Notes
Feel free to double or triple the recipe
Use any oil/fat you like, taking note that different oils might result in slightly different flavours
I’ll suggest to cube the meat up to 2 x 2 cm size, especially when using chicken breast which tends to be drier in texture. At this size, it cooks faster as well.
Feel free to swap the chicken bone broth to any bone broth you like, do keep in mind the proportion of water to stock/powder will be different if you’re using your own. I’ll share some alternatives down below!
Highly recommend a frozen vegetable mix meant for soups (like this) for this quick and easy recipe. You can absolutely prepare your own fresh veggies of cubed potatoes, carrots, small amount of white onion, leeks, french beans or anything you like.
Salt may or may not be required, depending on the soup stock you used. Taste before serving.
Method
Heat an appropriate sized pot, then add oil in
Start to cook the chicken for about 3 minutes
Add frozen vegetables and stir fry for about 1 minute
Add water and chicken bone broth powder
Stir well and let the soup come to a boil
Lower the heat to a simmer for 10 - 15 minutes
Taste and add salt if needed
Serve with black pepper and cayenne pepper if you wish!
Notes
Chicken does not need to be fully cooked for step 2, this will ensure it doesn’t become overcooked or too dry when its ready to be served
If your frozen veggie mix does not contain onions, I’ll recommend to dry the onions in step 2 until translucent and fragrant before adding the chicken in
You can also add light soy sauce or coconut aminos instead of salt, but note that those will change the colour of the soup
Ingredient recommendations
What I like to use
Coconut aminos I like to use, but usually for stir frys. It's a good balance of savoury and sweet, without the high amounts of sodium
Affordable and easy to find alternative #1
Frozen vegetable mix I always have in the freezer for soup days
Affordable and easy to find alternative #2 (but I don’t super love the ingredients)
I would love to try this next
