Turmeric Chicken Soup (Paleo, AIP, Whole30)
This turmeric chicken soup is a nourishing and healthy meal. It’s paleo, AIP, and whole30 friendly.
Turmeric Chicken Soup
If you are looking for a nourishing and warm dinner option, then this turmeric chicken soup is perfect for you! Chicken soup is always nutritious, and this recipe is no exception! It utilizes wholesome ingredients like golden beets, carrots, cauliflower, kale, and turmeric to make it extra nourishing!
The soup is paleo, AIP, and whole30 friendly making it the the perfect winter meal for any dietary needs!
The Ingredients for Turmeric Chicken Soup
- Chicken broth and coconut cream.
- Chicken. Pre-cooked and shredded chicken is what I use for this soup. You can also use raw chicken cooked in the broth until fully cooked, but keep in mind that this will add to the cooking time.
- Golden Beets. The golden beets are a secret ingredient! They’re packed with nutrients and amazing for supporting your liver! If you don’t like beets, don’t worry! They are far less earthy than purple beets, and they won’t stain the soup red. I find golden beets at health food stores like Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Natural Grocers.
- Carrots, cauliflower, celery, onions, and kale. These are the main veggie ingredients in this soup. You can mix it up a bit, but these yield the best flavor and are the best combination for this soup.
- Turmeric, ginger, and parsley. Turmeric is the main spice here and really takes center stage with its rich color!
How to make this Turmeric Chicken Soup
- Saute the vegetables: Using a large stockpot or dutch oven, heat the coconut oil on medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 4-5 minutes or until translucent Add in the garlic, celery, cauliflower, carrots, and beets and sauté for 5-6 minutes or until lightly softened
- Add the broth and seasonings: Pour in the broth, coconut cream, and lemon juice. Stir until creamy. Season with turmeric (to taste), ginger, salt, and pepper, and stir until the soup is a rich golden color. Add the chicken and parsley and stir well to combine.
- Simmer and serve: Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are softened to liking. Stir in the kale and simmer for another 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to slightly cool before serving. Serve topped with additional parsley.
Can you make this soup ahead of time?
Yes! It tastes great the next day as well! You can store it in the fridge for 3-4 days and reheat on the stovetop.
Can you make this soup low carb?
Yes! Simply reduce the amount of carrots for a lower-carb soup.
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 cup golden beets, peeled and chopped
- 2 cups carrots, peeled and chopped into half-moons
- 2 cups cauliflower, chopped
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup coconut cream, optional, sub more broth
- Juice of half a lemon
- 2-3 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp black pepper, omit for AIP
- 3/4-1 tsp salt
- 16 oz chicken, cooked and shredded
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (plus additional for garnish)
- 1 ½ cups kale, destemmed and roughly chopped
Instructions
- Using a large stock pot or dutch oven, heat the coconut oil on medium heat.
- Add the onion and sauté for 4-5 minutes or until translucent Add in the garlic, celery, cauliflower, carrots, and beets and sauté for 5-6 minutes or until lightly softened
- Pour in the broth, coconut cream, and lemon juice. Stir until creamy. Season with turmeric (to taste), ginger, salt, and pepper, and stir until the soup is a rich golden color. Add the chicken and parsley and stir well to combine. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are softened to liking.
- Stir in the kale and simmer for another 5 minutes or until wilted.
- Remove from the heat and allow to slightly cool before serving. Serve topped with additional parsley.
This post was originally published in 2018 and the recipe and photos were updated in 2022.
Recipe by Michelle, Unbound Wellness. Photos by Eat Love Eats
I decided to make this tonight for the first time. I knew that I would like it but to my surprise my husband and 6, 9 and 11 yo kids also liked it! I had to make them stop eating it just so I would have some left over for my lunch tomorrow! I have moderately persistent asthma and am looking for any ways to help decrease the inflammation in my lungs. My goal is to cross off the 1/2 marathon run that is on my bucket list. Thank you so much for the delicious recipe!
I’m so happy it was a hit, Tali!! Sending tons of love on your journey.
Love the golden beet root, never would have thought of that.
So glad you like it, Jen! I love the flavor 🙂
How do I make the organic bone broth at home? Or where do I buy it? What brand is best?
I like the brand, Kettle & Fire, but there are a lot of good chicken bone broth recipes online 🙂 Super easy!
Since our first round of Whole 30, this soup has become a staple in my house. My husband and I absolutely love it. So does my 2-year-old!! I feel like I am giving my family the best nutrition possible when I serve this.
I love this soup. The golden beets and coconut cream make it taste great!
Thank you so much, Katherine!! So happy you like it!!
This recipe is a keeper that I will make often. Only change I made was doubling the ginger and adding curry powder. The organic bone broth I used was not as flavorful as I would have liked so I addded 2 liquid Trader Joe’s chicken flavor pacs. Thank you!
This is one of the best soups I’ve ever made! I’ve made this twice in one week. So much flavor, color, and comfort. Thanks for your creative mind so other mama’s don’t have to think too hard about dinner 🙂
Thank you so, so much Cournety!! I’m so happy you like it 🙂
Could I make this in the instant pot?
I’m sure you could do it and just cut the time down.
Sounds delicious! Recommendations on how to make if I don’t have an instapot pls?
I would try and cut the time in half and see how it goes 🙂
got your “10 steps to heal your body” and the link the to the orange chicken poppers takes me to cauliflower recipe instead! Gonna try some of these recipes, Is there another place that I can find the orange chicken poppers recipe?
I’m always so skeptical about making soup but I went for it because it has all of my favorite ingredients. This soup is soooo delicious!!! I didn’t make mine creamy because I like to add lemon to my soup but still is yummy!
Thank you so much Silsa! LOVE the idea of using lemon in this. I love lemon-y soup too 🙂
Such a delicious, hearty, healthy soup! My family loved it! Will make it again and again. The golden beets are sometimes hard to find so one time I just omitted it and the next time I used sweet potato. I made it again today with the golden beets. So good! Either way it was delicious!
Thank you so much Maheen!! I’m so happy you liked it!
One of my favorite soups! Came upon this recipe while searching for different foods I could make with turmeric. Now every time I see golden beets in the stores, I have to make this soup!
Yay!! Thank you so much, Trish!!!
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. My whole family LOVED IT!!!!
Thank you so much! I’m so happy that you liked it!!
Not bad, not bad at all. Next time I’m leaving the chicken out and I will puree it. Thanks! Great combination of ingredients.
That’s genius!
I made this soup tonight for my lunch tomorrow. It’s delicious.
Thank you so, so much Ali!! I’m so happy you like it!