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White Bean Chicken Soup

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White Bean Chicken Soup – A healthy comforting soup recipe filled with chicken, Great Northern beans, green chiles, and tons of flavor!  It’s a great recipe for dinner and for make-ahead lunches for the week!  Plus, it’s low-carb and only 2 freestyle points!White Bean Chicken Soup - A healthy comforting soup recipe filled with chicken, Great Northern beans, green chiles, and tons of flavor!  It's a great recipe for dinner and for make-ahead lunches for the week!  Plus, it's low-carb and only 2 freestyle points!

I’m obsessed with soups lately, and this White Bean Chicken Soup is no exception.  I’ve been making a batches of soup over the weekend and dividing it up into containers for my lunches for the week.  Low carb soups like this one are really helping me lose a few pounds too!

White Bean Chicken Soup - A healthy comforting soup recipe filled with chicken, Great Northern beans, green chiles, and tons of flavor!  It's a great recipe for dinner and for make-ahead lunches for the week!  Plus, it's low-carb!

Soups are a great way to have comfort food without all the calories.  I always look forward to lunch too.  I change up the recipe each week.  This Skinny Chicken Vegetable Soup is another great one packed with veggies.

White Bean Chicken Soup - A healthy comforting soup recipe filled with chicken, Great Northern beans, green chiles, and tons of flavor!  It's a great recipe for dinner and for make-ahead lunches for the week!  Plus, it's low-carb!

I start out my day with eggs, have a high protein yogurt for my morning snack, soup and fruit for lunch with another yogurt, and I finish off with some meat and veggies for supper.  Basically, I’ve cut out the bread a lot lately.  And I’ve seen a difference  on the scale, which is nice leading into the holidays.

White Bean Chicken Soup - A healthy comforting soup recipe filled with chicken, Great Northern beans, green chiles, and tons of flavor!  It's a great recipe for dinner and for make-ahead lunches for the week!  Plus, it's low-carb!

And cooking soups are so easy because all you do is throw things in the pot and let them simmer away!
I served mine with a few tortilla chips and a little shredded cheese.  You can even top with a little sour cream too.  Enjoy!

White Bean Chicken Soup Tips:

  • This recipe can totally be made even easier in an Instant Pot!!  I don’t use the olive oil or saute the veggies when I do this.  It saves on calories too!  Just put it all in the instant pot, stir, and cook for 15 minutes!
  • You can even use frozen chicken breasts in your instant pot.  Just cook for 20 minutes.
  • This recipe is only 2 freestyle points.  If you omit the cheese and chips, it’s only 1 point!
  • It’s the perfect meal-prep recipe for your lunches and it freezes great!  I freeze it in individual plastic containers and take the to work.
  • Sometimes, I add three cans of beans rather than 2 if I have them on hand.  It just makes it a little heartier and thicker.
  • A rotisserie chicken really works well with this recipe!
 
White Bean Chicken Soup - A healthy comforting soup recipe filled with chicken, Great Northern beans, green chiles, and tons of flavor!  It's a great recipe for dinner and for make-ahead lunches for the week!

White Bean Chicken Soup

White Bean Chicken Soup Recipe Type : Main Dish Author: Jaren Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 5 to 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 3/4 tsp creole seasoning, divided
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 4 oz. can diced green chiles
  • 1 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 32 oz. low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 15 oz. cans Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed*
  • 3 boneless chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
  • juice of 1/2 lime
  • Optional for serving: tortilla chips, shredded cheese, sour cream
  • *You can add 3 cans of beans instead of 2 for a little thicker soup.

Instructions

  1. In a large pot or dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion. Season with 3/4 tsp creole seasoning. Cook for about 7 minutes.
  2. Add garlic and green chiles and cook another 3 to 5 minutes.
  3. Add cumin, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine.
  4. Add chicken broth and beans. Bring to a boil.
  5. Season chicken with 1 tsp creole seasoning and add it to pot. Once soup comes back to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for about 30 minutes covered.
  6. Remove chicken from soup to a plate. Let cool a few minutes and then shred with two forks.
  7. Using a masher, mash beans in pot a few times just to help thicken soup a little.
  8. Return shredded chicken back to pot and stir.
  9. Add cilantro and lime juice and stir.
  10. Serve warm with optional toppings.
  11. Instant Pot Instructions: Put all ingredients in Instant Pot and stir to combine. Cook on manual for 15 minutes. If using frozen chicken, cook for 20 minutes.

Notes

This soup is only 2 freestyle points on Weight Watchers.
Omitting the shredded cheese and tortilla chips brings it down to only 1 point.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 450Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 1208mgCarbohydrates: 53gFiber: 13gSugar: 11gProtein: 38g

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White Bean Chicken Soup - A healthy comforting soup recipe filled with chicken, Great Northern beans, green chiles, and tons of flavor!  It's a great recipe for dinner and for make-ahead lunches for the week! Plus, it's low-carb and only 2 freestyle points!

White Bean Chicken Soup - A healthy comforting soup recipe filled with chicken, Great Northern beans, green chiles, and tons of flavor!  It's a great recipe for dinner and for make-ahead lunches for the week! Plus, it's low-carb and only 2 freestyle points!
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I am a wife to an awesome husband, mother of four great kids, and a middle school math teacher. I love collecting recipes and cookbooks! Being able to share the things I make with others is so much fun for me. I have gotten so many cookbooks and torn so many recipes out of magazines! This is my way to really make use of them. I am starting this blog as a way to chronicle the recipes I’ve tried and pass them along. I hope everyone enjoys!!!
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Comments

  1. Carolyn says

    January 4, 2018 at 4:58 pm

    I can’t wait to try making this!

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      January 4, 2018 at 9:46 pm

      Hi Carolyn! It’s so good! Thanks for visiting!

      Reply
  2. Richa Gupta says

    January 5, 2018 at 8:34 pm

    Chicken Soup is my favorite anytime and this looks yum!

    Reply
  3. Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

    April 26, 2018 at 3:21 pm

    This chicken soup looks amazing! I need a bowl of this like yesterday!! Thanks for sharing!!!

    Reply
  4. Megan @ MegUnprocessed says

    April 27, 2018 at 5:54 pm

    Yum! White beans are the best, and they have so many good health benefits!

    Reply
  5. Rose says

    August 4, 2019 at 8:52 am

    I noticed that several of your soup recipes call for creole seasoning. Do you have a favorite?

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      August 6, 2019 at 6:52 am

      Hi Rose! We use Tony Chacere’s. You can find it on Amazon here.

      Reply
      • Penelope says

        September 25, 2019 at 7:10 pm

        Hi! Do you happen to have the nutrition information for this? I hate to be that annoying person but I’m looking for the grams of carbs, fats and protein in this as well as the total calories per serving. Thanks

        Reply
        • Jaren says

          September 26, 2019 at 8:16 pm

          Hi Penelope! I put the nutrition information on the recipe. Making it in an instant pot cuts down a little on calories because I omit the oil. I also find the My Fitness Pal app to helpful. You can import recipes you find on blogs like mine and it will calculate nutrition information for you. I use it all the time. Thanks for visiting!

          Reply
  6. Sharon says

    September 6, 2019 at 6:32 am

    Can you cook make it in a crockpot?

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      September 19, 2019 at 8:49 pm

      Hi Sharon! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you with your question! Yes, you can make this in a crockpot. I would add all ingredients and cook on low for 6 hours.

      Reply
  7. Jessie says

    October 6, 2019 at 2:58 pm

    Do you cook the chicken ahead of time or put it in raw? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      October 9, 2019 at 5:31 am

      Hi Jessie! You use raw chicken. I do like to use a rotisserie chicken every now and then as well. This is one of my favorites!

      Reply
  8. michelle fox says

    November 14, 2019 at 11:43 am

    This maybe a silly question but do you cook chicken first? Thank you! cant wait to try this soup!!

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      November 16, 2019 at 9:46 pm

      Hi Michelle! Nope, you just cook it in the broth. You can also use a deboned rotisserie chicken too!

      Reply
  9. Jennifer says

    January 31, 2021 at 12:04 pm

    Made this several times. It is perfect!

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      February 4, 2021 at 8:55 pm

      Thanks Jennifer! It really is a favorite around here too!

      Reply

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