Ingredients
- Chicken breast, boneless skinless12 oz total
- Low-sodium chicken broth (<140 mg Na/cup)4 cups
- Water2 cups
- Carrots, peeled & diced (leached first)½ cup
- Celery, diced½ cup
- White onion, diced¼ cup
- Garlic cloves, minced3 cloves
- White pasta or white rice (add near end)1 cup cooked
- Fresh parsley2 Tbsp
- Dried thyme½ tsp
- Black pepper¼ tsp
- Bay leaf1
Leaching Carrots (Do This First — 1 Hour Before)
- Peel and dice carrots small (½-inch pieces). Place in a bowl of warm water. Soak 1–2 hours, changing water once halfway through. This reduces potassium by ~30%.
- Drain and discard soaking water. Rinse with fresh water. Now ready to use.
Soup Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in the pot. Add broth, water, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce to a simmer. Skim any foam from the surface in the first 5 minutes.
- Add leached carrots, celery, onion, garlic, thyme, and pepper. Simmer 20 minutes.
- Remove chicken. Let cool 5 minutes, then shred or dice into bite-sized pieces.
- Return chicken to pot. Add cooked pasta or rice. Simmer 5 minutes more.
- Remove bay leaf. Stir in fresh parsley. Adjust seasoning with pepper and lemon juice.
- Serve: eat the solids. Limit broth to ½ cup per serving to control potassium intake.
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Do Not Drink the Broth Freely — Potassium leaches into soup liquid during cooking. Drinking large quantities of broth can cause dangerous potassium spikes. Eat solids; limit broth to ½ cup.
Protein: ~28 g/serving (solids)
Potassium: ~420 mg/serving
Phosphorus: ~215 mg/serving
Sodium: ~310 mg/serving
Calories: ~310 kcal/serving