Healthy Creamy Chicken Mushroom Soup
Shredded chicken and browned mushrooms in a cream broth — ready in 30 minutes.
This is the pot in the photo. Pale broth, shredded chicken, mushroom slices with a browned edge, parsley and black pepper on top. No flour. No sugar. One bowl is about 260 calories, 28g protein, and 5g net carbs. The ladle is a serving lifted out, not a second bowl.
Brown the mushrooms first and leave them in the pot. Boiled mushrooms stay gray and wet, and the slices in the photo have color. Use chicken breast or tenderloins so the protein lands near 28g without a fatty broth. Cream goes in at the end, off the boil, or it splits and the pot looks greasy instead of pale.
Parsley is the finish, not a boiled herb. Stir most of it in after the cream. Leave a little for the top, the way it sits on the ladle.
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Healthy Creamy Chicken Mushroom Soup
- Prep10 min
- Cook20 min
- Total30 min
- Servings4 servings
- Calories (est.)320 kcal
Ingredients
Instructions
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Simmer it in the broth 12 minutes, until cooked through. Lift it out and shred it. Keep the broth.
- Brown the mushrooms in the butter in a pot, 5 minutes, until the edges color. Add the onion and garlic. Cook 2 minutes.
- Pour in the broth, thyme, and shredded chicken. Simmer 5 minutes.
- Take the pot off the heat. Stir in the cream. Taste for salt and pepper.
- Ladle into bowls. Finish with parsley. One bowl is a serving.
Notes & Tips
- Brown the mushrooms. Boiled slices stay gray, and the photo has a browned edge.
- Cream off the boil. A rolling boil splits it.
- Chicken breast, not thigh, if you want the 28g protein without a fatty broth.
- No flour. The cream is the body. A roux misses the carb line.
- Fridge, covered, up to 3 days. Reheat gently. Do not boil it again.
- Per bowl, estimate: 260 calories, 28g protein, 5g net carbs, 14g fat.
Estimated nutrition
EstimatePer serving · makes 4 servings
| Nutrient | Amount per serving |
|---|---|
| Calories | 320 kcal |
| Total fat | 18 g |
| Saturated fat | 7.5 g |
| Sodium | 568 mg |
| Total carbohydrate | 2.3 g |
| Fibre | 0.5 g |
| Sugars | 1.5 g |
| Protein | 36 g |
Estimated nutrition: calculated automatically from the ingredients, so treat it as a rough guide. Values vary with brands and portion sizes.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to make Healthy Creamy Chicken Mushroom Soup?
About 30 minutes in total: 10 minutes of prep and 20 minutes of cooking.
What ingredients do I need for Healthy Creamy Chicken Mushroom Soup?
The key ingredients include chicken breast, mushrooms, garlic, onion, thyme and parsley. The recipe card lists every ingredient with exact amounts.
How should I store leftovers?
Fridge, covered, up to 3 days.
How many servings does this recipe make?
It makes 4 servings.
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