This lemon coriander soup with chicken is a delicious clear soup great for soothing colds, supporting a healthy diet, or enjoying as comfort food on a cold day! Try it with toasted sourdough bread for a more filling meal.
This Indian-inspired take on classic chicken soup is a healthy and easy-to-make soup bursting with flavor! Lemon coriander soup with chicken is the perfect thing to make when you're sick.
The lemon provides a soothing effect for sore throats and a boost of vitamin C to strengthen your immune system. This soup also contains coriander leaves and stems, garlic, and ginger, all of which are effective for fighting off colds.
Lemon coriander soup is supposed to be great for weight loss too! The coriander leaves provide numerous benefits such as aiding digestion, and even lowering blood glucose levels in diabetics. Not only is this lemon coriander soup recipe packed full of antioxidants, but it tastes great too!
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🧐 Why This Recipe Works
- Lemon coriander soup can help boost your immunity to get you through colds and coughs.
- This comforting clear soup is filling and delicious!
- Lemon coriander soup is super easy to make.
- You can easily swap the veggies used in this recipe with your favorite veggies!
🛒 What You Need To Make This Recipe
🔖 Recipe Ingredients And Substitutions
- Chicken breast: You can also use thighs, or any part of the chicken.
- Garlic cloves: Use fresh garlic if possible. Otherwise, substitute with minced garlic or garlic powder.
- Serrano: If you don't have a Serrano pepper, you can use a jalapeno or other green chillies.
- Vegetable broth: I used homemade vegetable stock but chicken stock or broth is even better!
- Oil: Feel free to use vegetable oil or olive oil if you don't have avocado oil.
- Herbs: I used cilantro (coriander leaves), but you can also try flavoring your lemon coriander soup with parsley, thyme, and rosemary.
- Other vegetables to consider adding: Broccoli, corn, and green onions.
🍋 How To Make Lemon Coriander Soup
Step 1: Add 8 cups of water, chicken breast, ginger, and garlic to a large pot. Boil for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove and shred the chicken, then strain broth and set aside.
Step 2: Heat oil in the same pot. Add chopped cabbage, carrots, onion, and serrano. Chop cilantro stems starting from the bottom up to the leaves and add to the pot. Sauté over medium-high heat.
Step 3: Return the chicken and broth to the pot, along with vegetable broth, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Simmer for 5-10 minutes and serve.
Pro Tip: If you prefer your soup a little thicker, create a slurry by whisking ¼ cup water with 1 tablespoon cornflour or cornstarch, and stir into the soup.
🤷🏻♀️ Recipe FAQs
Lemon coriander soup is made up of fresh lemon juice, broth, vegetables such as cabbage, carrots, onions, and coriander leaves (cilantro). Sometimes chicken is added to the soup as a source of protein.
In the US, we refer to the leaves and stems of the Coriandrum sativum plant as "cilantro", but we call the seeds "coriander seeds". In other countries, however, they are both simply referred to as "coriander". Ultimately, coriander and cilantro are the same thing!
👩🏻🍳 Pro Tips
- Garnish the soup with additional fresh coriander leaves or finely chopped garlic to add even more flavor!
- To make this recipe vegan, you can either omit the chicken or substitute it with tofu or your preferred vegan protein.
- Although this chicken lemon coriander soup tastes best when served fresh, you can store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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📖 Recipe
Lemon Coriander Soup With Chicken
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 1 pound chicken breast
- 1 teaspoon sliced ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1½ cup cabbage
- ½ cup carrots
- 1 small yellow onion
- 1 serrano pepper
- 1 cup coriander (cilantro) stems
- 1½ cup vegetable broth
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Add 8 cups of water, chicken breast, ginger, and garlic to a large pot and boil for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove and shred the chicken, then strain broth and set aside.
- Heat oil in the same pot. Add chopped cabbage, carrots, onion, serrano, and coriander stems and sauté over medium-high heat.
- Return the chicken and broth to the pot, along with vegetable broth, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Simmer for 5-10 minutes and serve.
Notes
- If you prefer your soup a little thicker, you can create a slurry by whisking ¼ cup water with 1 tablespoon cornflour together, and then slowly stirring it into the soup.
- To make this recipe vegan, you can either omit the chicken or substitute it with tofu or your preferred vegan protein.
- This chicken lemon coriander soup tastes best when served fresh, but it can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- To make your soup even more flavorful, you can add in additional fresh coriander leaves or finely chopped garlic.
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