Chicken Pot Pie Soup: Comfort Food Done Healthy

Who doesn’t love chicken pot pie? Creamy, hearty chicken soup wrapped up in a warm flaky crust…it sounds dreamy, but it’s actually a nutritional nightmare! Not only are there far too many carbs and calories in the crust, but the soup itself is often filled with heavy fats and noodles that make weight gain easy. 

Here, I have a lightened up recipe for chicken pot pie soup that gives you the same flavors and comfort of chicken pot pie, while keeping you on track with your fitness and fat loss goals. Enjoy this warming recipe on a chilly day! 

Chicken Pot Pie Soup

Courtesy of RealHealthyRecipes.com 

Servings: 16 

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
• 2 yellow onions, diced
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1/2 cup white wine, optional
• 6 cups chicken broth, preferably organic/free-range
• 2 cups butternut squash, peeled & cubed
• 1 large sweet potato, peeled & cubed
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 Tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups roasted chicken, chopped
• 2 (14 oz.) cans coconut milk
• 1 cup pearl onions, halved
• 2 zucchinis, diced
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• salt & pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Melt the coconut oil in a soup pot over medium-low heat.
2. Add the onions, celery, and garlic. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Stir in the coconut flour and cook for 2 minutes.
4. Stir in the wine and cook until evaporated.
5. Stir in the broth, butternut squash, sweet potato, thyme, poultry seasoning, and bay leaf. Bring the soup to a boil over medium-high heat and then reduce to medium.
6. Simmer the soup until the butternut squash and sweet potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes. Discard the thyme and bay leaf.
7. Add the chicken, coconut milk, pearl onions, diced zucchini, parsley and lemon juice.
8. Season to taste with salt and pepper and simmer for another 5 minutes.
9. Serve hot and enjoy!