Roasted Vegetable Chicken Soup
A creamy and comforting chicken soup that is gluten free and dairy free.
Ingredients
- 2 carrots, peeled and cubed
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cubed
- 1 cup butternut squash, peeled and cubed
- 1/2 yellow onion, quartered
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2-3 cups shredded chicken, rotisserie chicken works well
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon sea salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon each dried herb: rosemary, parsley, thyme, oregano
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Toss the veggies (carrots, sweet potato, and squash) in olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper (about 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper). Roast on the prepared baking sheet for 15 minutes. Add in the quartered onion and garlic and continue to roast for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, shred the chicken. (or you can cook raw chicken breasts in the chicken broth if you are not using rotisserie chicken).
- In a large stockpot, bring broth to a simmer. Add the shredded chicken, herbs and remaining salt and pepper.
- Once veggies are done roasting, add half to the soup and place the other half in a blender with the 1 cup of water. Make sure to place all onion and garlic in the bender. Puree half of the veggies. Add this puree to the soup and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Add spinach for the last 2 minutes. Adjust seasonings to your taste.