If you prefer a detox cabbage soup, you can add cabbage to this soup (see instructions below under the ingredients section). For other healthy meals you can prep ahead, try my mason jar salad for lunch, or egg muffins for breakfast. Feeling under the weather? Pair this soup with a Starbucks medicine tea for an ultimate soothing combo that’ll help you feel better in no time.
How To Make Detox Soup
This section shows how to make healthy soup, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique, to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card.
Olive Oil – For sauteing. Avocado oil also works great. Onion – I used a white onion, but yellow onion will also work. Garlic – Use fresh cloves of garlic for the best flavor, or jarred garlic for convenience. Ginger – This is a great detox soup ingredient because it stimulates digestion and circulation. Fresh ginger has the best benefits and flavor, but you could also substitute frozen ginger cubes or tubed ginger for convenience. Chicken Breasts – I prefer to use organic chicken in healthy soup recipes for best flavor and nutrition, but any boneless skinless chicken breasts will work. You can also use boneless chicken thighs instead. The chicken gets cooked in the soup, but if you have leftover oven roasted chicken, rotisserie chicken, air fried boneless chicken thighs, or homemade shredded chicken, you can just add that to the soup instead and skip the 20-minute simmering at step 4. Even leftover turkey would work, which would make it a lot like my leftover turkey soup. Broth – I used store-bought, but you can make your own chicken broth, or use vegetable broth. For richer flavor and extra nutrients in your healthy soup, use bone broth instead. Hard Vegetables – We saute these. I used red and orange bell peppers for a pop of color, but you can use any color. Other firmer veggies, like carrots or celery, would be added at the same time. Soft Vegetables – My detox soup recipe has broccoli and cauliflower, with smaller florets so that they can fit on a spoon. These get added toward the end, so that they don’t get too mushy. Other soft veggies, such as zucchini or green beans, would get added toward the end as well. Spices – Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and black pepper. If you don’t have Italian seasoning, simply dried oregano works nicely. Turmeric is also a great addition for its benefits. Lemon – Adds a bright flavor, though you can skip it if you don’t like a lemony soup. Use fresh lemon for the best flavor, or bottled lemon juice for convenience. You can also use lime juice instead.
Cabbage – Detox cabbage soup is a popular soup addition. Shred the cabbage (or just use a bag of coleslaw mix to save time) before sauteing with the peppers. Carrots – Note that carrots are not low carb on their own, but I’m fine including them in small amounts in healthy soup recipes. You can dice them finely to cook more quickly, or simply slice into rounds. Celery – Thinly slice or dice one stalk celery (or a few), and saute with carrots and onions. Mushrooms – Slice thinly and brown them with the onions. Potatoes – This is an option if you want a more hearty healthy soup, though it would no longer be low carb. You can use white or sweet potatoes. Keep in mind that adding potatoes may require the soup to simmer for longer.
Green Beans – Fresh or frozen. Zucchini – Slice them into half moons or cut into cubes. Beans – Not low carb, but a healthy soup recipe addition if it fits your lifestyle. Try black beans, white beans, kidney beans, or chickpeas. Greens – Add kale or spinach just in the last couple of minutes of cooking.
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