Go Back
+ servings
Chicken and cauliflower rice soup with carrots in a white bowl on a wooden cutting board.
Print

30 Minute Keto Chicken and Rice Soup

 Loaded with vegetables, warming, healing broth, and made in under 30 minutes this chicken and rice soup is the perfect busy weeknight dinner.
Course dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword low carb dinner
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
0 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 144kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups Shredded chicken breasts
  • 2 cups Cooked cauliflower rice
  • 2 tablespoons Tallow or oil
  • ½ Onion chopped
  • cups Matchstick carrots
  • ½ cups Celery chopped
  • 2 teaspoons Garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 3 cups Chicken broth
  • 3 cups Raw spinach
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat.
  • Stir in the onions and celery, and saute until beginning to soften.
    Onion in a glass bowl held over a frying pan.
  • Add in the garlic and Italian seasoning, and saute for another minute.
  • Pour in the chicken and broth. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
    Shredded chicken in a glass bowl being held up.
  • Stir in the cauliflower rice and carrots. Simmer until the carrots are a crisp and tender.
  • Add in the spinach, and stir until wilted.
    Chicken, rice, and vegetable soup in a pot with a white spoon in it.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste before serving.

Notes

Since you’re only cooking the chicken soup for thirty minutes, you do need to use pre-cooked chicken for the recipe. Shredded chicken breasts work best but chicken thighs give a savory flavory.
If you don’t have homemade chicken broth on hand, use bone broth powder (it’s a godsend!). Pour two scoops in with three cups of water. You may need to adjust the salt in the soup and add a pinch more.
Store leftover soup once cooled in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days. To reheat it, simmer over medium to low heat on the stove.
Freeze chicken and rice soup once cooled in a freezer-safe container. Let it thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating.
You can make this gluten-free chicken rice soup in a slow cooker. Add all the ingredients into the slow cooker and stir well. Let it cook on low for 3 ish hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 144kcal | Protein: 27g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 224mg | Vitamin A: 18IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg