January Detox Soup

Name: January Detox Soup
Prep time: 10 h
Cook time: 40 h
Total time: 50 h
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons olive or avocado oil; 1 large yellow onion, chopped; 2 large carrots, chopped into ½-inch rounds; 2 ribs celery, thinly sliced; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 1 Tablespoon freshly grated ginger; 2 Tablespoons freshly grated turmeric; ¼ teaspoon cayenne; 1 teaspoon sea salt; ½ teaspoon ground pepper; 1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced; 1 lb chicken breasts; 6 cups vegetable broth; 1 13.5 oz can coconut milk; 1 bunch curly kale, roughly chopped; 2 Tablespoons lemon juice, juice from half of a lemon; 1 Tablespoon tamari, coconut aminos or soy sauce; ¼ cup fresh cilantro, plus more for topping

20 steps

Prep:10hCook:40h

I'm making a lot of soups like this lately, and drinking a lot of green tea, and water with cucumbers and lemon to detox from the Holiday indulgence marathon that took place between Thanksgiving and New Years!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:35:42 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories247 kcal (12%)

Total Fat18 g (26%)

Carbs11.4 g (4%)

Sugars4.2 g (5%)

Protein12.1 g (24%)

Sodium899.3 mg (45%)

Fiber2.4 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

2 Tablespoonsolive oil

large, chopped into 1/2-inch rounds

2 ribscelery

thinly sliced

5cloves garlic

minced

1 tablespoonginger

freshly grated

2 Tablespoonsturmeric

freshly grated

¼ teaspooncayenne

1 teaspoonsea salt

½ teaspoonground pepper

1red bell pepper

large, thinly sliced

1 lbchicken breasts

6 cupsvegetable broth

1 x 13.5 ozcan coconut milk

1 bunchcurly kale

roughly chopped

2 Tablespoonslemon juice

juice from half of a lemon

1 tablespoontamari

coconut aminos or soy sauce

¼ cupfresh cilantro

plus more for topping

Instructions

Step 1

Instructions

Step 2

In a Dutch oven or large pot, add oil. Once hot add onion, carrots, celery and saute for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, salt and pepper. Saute for 1 minute longer.

Step 3

Garlic, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, salt and pepper added to the onions, carrots and celery in a large pot.

Step 4

Add bell pepper, vegetable broth, coconut milk and chicken to the pot.

Step 5

Coconut milk being added to the pot of ingredients.

Step 6

Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Simmer for about 20 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. When chicken is fully cooked, remove from pot and shred using two forks.

Step 7

Chicken breasts on a plate being shredded with two forks.

Step 8

Meanwhile, add kale and simmer for 3-4 minutes, or until kale starts to wilt.

Step 9

Fresh kale added to the detox soup.

Step 10

Carefully place shredded chicken back into the soup and stir in fresh cilantro, tamari and lemon juice. Serve with extra chopped cilantro on top and side of choice. We like toasted sourdough or crackers.

Step 11

Shredded chicken added to the detox soup.

Step 12

Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker

Step 13

Add oil to Instant Pot and put on sauté setting. Add onion, carrots, celery and sauté for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, salt and pepper. Sauté for 1 minute longer.

Step 14

Add bell pepper, vegetable broth, coconut milk and chicken into the Instant Pot. Place the lid on the Instant Pot, lock lid and make sure the pressure release valve is closed. Press cancel on the pressure cooker and set the Instant Pot on high pressure for 15 minutes.

Step 15

Once the timer reaches 0, the cooker will switch to keep warm. Carefully switch the pressure release valve to open to manually release the pressure. (I use tongs for this). Once the steam is released, remove the lid and use a meat shredded or fork to shredded chicken. The chicken should be cooked through and will just fall apart without needed to remove it from the Instant Pot.

Step 16

Add kale, lemon juice, tamari and cilantro to Instant Pot while set to warm. Once kale has wilted a bit, portion soup into bowls. Serve with extra chopped cilantro on top and side of choice. We like toasted sourdough or crackers.

Step 17

Slow Cooker

Step 18

Add oil, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, salt, pepper, red bell pepper, chicken, vegetable broth and coconut milk to slow cooker.

Step 19

Cook for 4 hours on high or 7-8 hours on low. The chicken should be cooked through and will just fall apart. Once this happens turn the slow cooker to warm and kale, lemon juice, tamari and cilantro to slow cooker and stir to combine.

Step 20

Once kale has wilted a bit, portion soup into bowls. Serve with extra chopped cilantro on top and side of choice.

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