Healthy Palak Chicken Soup (Weight Loss Friendly)

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Healthy Palak Chicken Soup (Weight Loss Friendly)🍗🥣

High-Protein | Low-Carb | Easy to Make | Ready in 30 Minutes

🥣 Introduction

A healthy, filling meal that aids your weight-reduction efforts? Well, this healthy palak chicken soup has it all. Lean protein, iron-rich spinach, and other healthy ingredients go into this low-carb, high-protein, and super easy-to-make dish. It will leave you feeling full for a long time after your lunch or dinner.

⏱️ Preparing Time:

 Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 20 minutes

Total: 35 min

Servings: 2

🛒 Ingredients

Main ingredients:

  • 250 g chicken breast, boneless
  • 3 cups spinach, palak, chopped
  • 1 tbsp desi ghee
  • 5 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 in. ginger, chopped/grated
  • 3 cups bone broth/water
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp himalayan salt, or to taste

Optional ingredients:

  • ¼ tsp. turmeric powder
  • ¼ tsp. roasted cumin powder
  • ½ tsp. lemon juice
  • fresh coriander leaves, to garnish

👨‍🍳 How to Cook

Step 1: Preparing the ingredients

  • Wash the spinach properly in running water.
  • Chop the spinach into roughly equal-sized pieces.
  • Chop the garlic and ginger finely.
  • Remove the fat from the chicken breast if it is not already done. Cut the chicken into small cubes. Use fresh raw chicken if possible.

Tip: Use fresh spinach for a healthier and tastier soup.

Step 2: Cooking the chicken

  • In a soup pot, bring 3 cups of either water or bone broth to a gentle boil.
  • Add the chicken breast and let it cook for 12–15 minutes, or until it is done.
  • Remove the chicken and let it cool a bit. 
  • Then, use two forks to shred the chicken into tiny pieces.
  • Keep some of the soup broth for later use.

Tip: You can cook the chicken in the soup to enhance its flavor.

Step 3: Cooking garlic and ginger

  • Heat 1 tbsp. of desi ghee in a soup pot over medium heat.
  • Add chopped garlic and cook for 1 min or until it turns a golden color.
  • Add chopped ginger and stir for another 30–40 sec, until it becomes aromatic.

 Make sure you do not burn the garlic.

Step 4: Cooking the spinach

  • Add chopped spinach to the pot and continuously stir for 3-4 min.
  • The chopped leaves will start to wilt and shrink in volume. 

If you want to add turmeric powder, do it now.

Step 5: Blending (optional)

  • Once done, you can let the spinach mixture cool down a bit and blend it with ½ cup of the soup broth to your desired consistency.
  • If you want to keep the texture chunky, skip this step.

Step 6: Finishing the soup

  • Return the blended mixture (or the cooked spinach) to the pot and add the remaining soup broth. Then, add the shredded chicken and let everything simmer together for 5-7 minutes. 
  • Do not let the soup boil.

Step 7: Seasoning

  • Add ½ tsp himalayan salt to the soup.
  • Sprinkle freshly ground pepper over the soup.
  • Add roasted cumin powder if you want. Mix everything together and taste the soup. 
  • Then, add seasonings to your liking.

Step 8: Garnishing and serving

  • Turn off the heat and add a few drops of lemon juice.
  •  Then, garnish the soup with coriander leaves. Serve the soup hot. 
  • Add a few pieces of shredded chicken on top to increase your protein intake if you want.

🌿 Health Benefits

Chicken is an excellent source of high-quality protein. Spinach contains iron, folate, vitamin A, vitamin C, and antioxidants. Garlic and ginger give this dish unique flavors and aroma. It is low in carbs, which makes it ideal for a variety of low-carb diets that promote weight loss. This soup is filling and has a good amount of nutrients, making it a healthy option for your daily meals.Everyone interested in maintaining a healthy lifestyle may want to try this soup. It is good for people who want to lose weight since it has healthy ingredients and is low in carbs. 

🍽️ How to Serve This Soup

You can serve this soup with a salad for a fulfilling and healthy meal. Since it is a relatively light dish, you can eat it for  dinner. To store the soup, you can put it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat it over a low flame when needed.

 

Conclusion🍲

Palak chicken soup is a high-protein, low-carb, healthy, and delicious dish made of chicken and spinach. It will suit everyone who wants to lose weight, be healthier, or simply follow a high-protein diet. This soup is easy to make and goes well with an active and healthy lifestyle.