3 Soup Recipes: Turkey Meatball Soup, Clam Chowder, Italian Chicken Soup

Turkey Meatball Soup

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground turkey

1 clove garlic, minced

½ cup parmesan cheese

2 eggs

3 cup spinach, finely chopped

1 cup diced tomatoes

1 cup Italian seasoned chicken broth

Instructions:

Mix the ground turkey with minced garlic, parmesan cheese, eggs and finely chopped spinach.

Shape them to look like meatballs.

Brown them and add tomatoes and Italian seasoned chicken broth.

Add water whatever seems right.

Add fresh 2 cups fresh spinach leaves and let them wilt.

Sprinkle more parmesan cheese on top.

It’s about 31 pro, 25 fat, 14 carbs and 4 fiber

Clam Chowder

Instructions: 

1 stick butter

1 small onion, chopped

4 stalks celery, chopped

1 pint heavy cream

2 cans (16 oz. each) whole baby clams

1 cup clam broth

1/2 cup chicken broth (optional)

4 tablespoons thyme

4 tablespoons arrowroot

2 small tomatoes, chopped (optional)

8 spears asparagus, cut into 1/8ths

Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions:

In a medium size sauce pot, add the butter and melt on medium heat and sauté` till caramelized.

Now add the arrowroot, which will make a roue and thicken it a bit. Stir for 2-3 minutes.

Now, slowly add the heavy cream and stir well, making sure it doesn't come to a boil as the cream will burn.

At this point, add the chicken broth as an option and lower the heat to a med-low setting.

Add the clams, clam broth, tomatoes and asparagus, season with salt and pepper to taste, add more thyme if you like.

Carbs: 4.33 per serving

Italian Chicken Soup

Ingredients:

2-3 garlic cloves

4 cups of low carb chicken broth

3-4 chicken breast, bite size cubes

chopped spinach

Parmesan cheese

Italian seasoning blend

olive oil

Instructions:

Sauté 2-3 garlic cloves in olive oil for a few minutes until softened. 

Add a good sprinkling of any seasoning you likeand a good pinch of salt. You can mix your own Italian seasoning with rosemary, oregano and basil.

Add 4 cups of a good low salt low carb chicken broth or home made stock and water to make sure there’s no added sugars or carbs. Allow to simmer for a few minutes to bring out the flavor in the herbs. 

Cut 3-4 cooked chicken breasts into bite size cubes and add to stock. 

At the last minute add frozen chopped spinach and allow the soup to return to a simmer. 

Serve with freshly shredded parmesean cheese. 

You could add tiny low carb meatballs to make this more of an Italian wedding soup or stir in 1 or 2 scrambled raw eggs (egg-drop style) and allow them to cook in the broth to make this another traditional Italian soup.

Fresh basil leaves added with the spinach is another good addition.