Creamy Lemon Chicken and Quinoa Soup

PEARL CHATS: This will comfort your body and soul. It is so creamy, it is hard to believe . . . but yes, it is an E! This recipe is found in the "Big Eats Soups" section of Trim Healthy Table Cookbook, page 147. This recipe is a family-serve recipe that feeds 6 to 8 people.

Cooking Method: Stove Top

Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Soups

Servings: 6

Description

PEARL CHATS: This will comfort your body and soul. It is so creamy, it is hard to believe . . . but yes, it is an E! This recipe is found in the "Big Eats Soups" section of Trim Healthy Table Cookbook, page 147. This recipe is a family-serve recipe that feeds 6 to 8 people.

Ingredients

32 oz frozen cauliflower (2- (16-ounce) bags frozen cauliflower florets, or 1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets)
64 oz chicken broth (2 quarts chicken broth)
3 cups water
3 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese
3 cups carrots (chopped)
3 cups celery (chopped)
1 large onion (diced)
3/4 cup quinoa (uncooked)
2 tsp TH Mineral Salt (2 to 2½ teaspoons TH Mineral Salt)
1 1/4 tsp thyme (dried)
1 tsp tarragon (dried)
1 tsp black pepper
4 cups chicken breasts (4 to 5 cups diced cooked chicken breast (see page 45 for cooking methods)
1/3 cup lemon juice (1/3 to 1/2 cup lemon juice; fresh or bottled)

Instructions

1
Put the cauliflower, broth, and water in a soup pot and bring to a quick boil over high heat. Reduce the heat a little and simmer until the cauliflower is tender (it takes just a few minutes).
2
Scoop out the cauliflower with a slotted spoon and transfer it to a blender. Add 2 cups of the broth and the cream cheese, blend well, and set aside.
3
Add the carrots, celery, onion, and quinoa to the soup pot along with all the seasonings. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, until the veggies are tender. Add the contents of the blender to the soup pot and stir. Add the chicken and simmer for another 15 minutes or so. Add the lemon juice just before serving.

Note

Recipe Notes

From Trim Healthy Table~

MAKE A FAMILY MEAL:

For the weight-loss plan, enjoy a big bowl or two of soup alone or with a side salad with an E-friendly (lean) dressing.
Growing children or others (like Skinny Jimmy husbands) will need an added fat for a Crossover, such as a swirl of cream in their soup or a full-fat dressing on their salad.

Read it online: https://trimhealthymama.com/recipe/creamy-lemon-chicken-and-quinoa-soup/