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Garden Vegetable Chicken Soup

Updated: Sep 21, 2023 by Mindee · This post may contain affiliate links · 14 Comments

Let me show you how to make homemade vegetable soup with zucchini, yellow squash, carrots and onions from your own garden! It's keto, gluten free, low carb and just plain healthy!

Big bowl of hot chicken soup full of zucchini, carrots, and more!
Big bowl of hot chicken soup full of zucchini, carrots, and more!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • Everybody needs a comforting vegetable soup recipe for when they're sick!
  • A delicious vegetable soup without tomato sauce, tomato paste or any at all tomato!
  • Chicken soup made from fresh vegetables like squash and zucchini from your garden or even the farmer's markets!

Ingredient Notes

  • Butter - please feel free to use olive oil instead.
  • Chicken Broth - I highly recommend using a chicken base instead of bouillon granules. The flavor difference is huge! Chicken base is a highly concentrated chicken stock that has not been dried out.
All the fresh veggies and other ingredients you'll need to make this easy recipe!
All the fresh veggies and other ingredients you'll need to make this easy recipe!

Step by Step Recipe Instructions

  • Chop, slice and dice the zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, celery, onions and garlic.
  • Cut up the fully cooked chicken.
  • Prepare chicken broth.
  • Heat a soup pot or stock pot over medium-high heat.
  • Melt the butter to sizzling in a pot. 
  • Add the onions, garlic, carrots, celery, zucchini and squash to the sizzling butter.
  • Lightly sauté the veggies.
Lightly sauté' the fresh vegetables.
Lightly sauté' the fresh vegetables.
  • Add the chicken. 
  • Pour in the chicken broth.  Just a note here.  The quality of chicken broth you use will determine how good your soup will taste.  I don't recommend using bouillon cubes or granules.  Use a good chicken base to make your own (which is what I do) or use pre-made.  
  • Simmer until the veggies are cooked through. 
  • Add salt to taste and the Italian seasoning. 
  • That's all there is too it!
Related Recipe:  Easy ABC Soup Recipe
Add the chicken, broth and seasonings.
Add the chicken, broth and seasonings.

Recipe FAQs

How do you add flavor to chicken soup?

Honestly, how good your chicken soup tastes is going to depend on whether you used a quality chicken broth or not.  Bouillon cubes or granules lack flavor.  If you want a good flavored chicken soup you need to use a chicken base.  Better than bouillon is a great brand and Walmart carries it.  Or you could use the premade swanson chicken broth. 

Is homemade chicken vegetable soup healthy?

Yes, this recipe of mine is good for you!   Canned soups are really high in sodium and preservatives.  Homemade chicken vegetable soup uses fresh ingredients and no preservatives which is a win in my book!

Does chicken soup really make you feel better?

The warmth and comforting flavors of soup does actually make you feel better when you don't feel well.  Its soothing qualities seem ease the symptoms of a cold or the flu.

What should I serve with this garden vegetable soup recipe?

Saltine crackers are great but don't forget to try some 90 Minutes Dinner Rolls or a crusty loaf of Homemade French Bread!

Related Soup Recipes

  • Buffalo Chicken Soup - A family favorite recipe!
  • Easy Stuffed Pepper Soup - Delicious Soup
  • Fresh Tomato Soup - try this with fresh herbs! Yum!
  • Chicken Pot Pie Soup - makes for a delicious meal!

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Garden Vegetable Chicken Soup Recipe

Mindee
Let me show you how to make homemade vegetable soup with zucchini, yellow squash, carrots and onions from your own garden!  It's keto, gluten free, low carb and just plain healthy!
4.91 from 10 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 2 quarts

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Tbs. Butter
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • ½ Cup Onion chopped
  • ½ Cup sliced Celery
  • ½ Cup sliced Carrots
  • 1 Cup sliced and halved Yellow Squash
  • 1 Cup sliced and halved Zucchini
  • 6 Cups Chicken Broth
  • 2 Cups pre-cooked and cubed Chicken
  • 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
  • Salt
Related Recipe:  Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup

Instructions
 

  • Chop, slice and dice the zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, celery, onions and garlic.
  • Cut up the fully cooked chicken.
  • Prepare chicken broth.
  • Heat a soup pot or stock pot over medium-high heat.
  • Melt the butter to sizzling in a pot. 
  • Add the onions, garlic, carrots, celery, zucchini and squash to the sizzling butter.
  • Lightly sauté the veggies.
  • Add the chicken. 
  • Pour in the chicken broth.  
  • Simmer until the veggies are cooked through. 
  • Add salt to taste and the Italian seasoning. 
  • Get out your soup bowls and dig in!

Notes

  • Butter - please feel free to use olive oil instead.
  • Chicken Broth - I highly recommend using a chicken base instead of bouillon granules. The flavor difference is huge! Chicken base is a highly concentrated chicken stock that has not been dried out.  
Keyword chicken vegetable soup, garden vegetable soup, garden vegetable soup recipe
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  1. MARY MILLER

    July 29, 2022 at 9:54 pm

    Should you remove the seeds in the squash ?

    Reply
    • Mindee

      July 30, 2022 at 7:24 am

      Nope, they'll cook just fine.

      Reply
  2. Jeff

    September 17, 2021 at 7:49 am

    Very good on a cold day

    Reply
  3. Toni

    September 17, 2021 at 7:42 am

    Such a hearty and delicious meal! It quickly become a favorite at my house!

    Reply
  4. Gloria

    September 17, 2021 at 7:14 am

    With comfort food season around the corner, we all need some great soup recipes for the rotation. This sounds hearty and delicious. Perfect for a chilly day.

    Reply
  5. Jenn

    September 17, 2021 at 6:58 am

    I love everything about this soup! It's easy, flavorful and nutritious and the kids always ask for seconds!

    Reply
  6. Dannii

    September 17, 2021 at 6:43 am

    What a delicious and hearty soup. Just the kind of pick me up I need at the moment with this cold.

    Reply
  7. Megan Stevens

    September 17, 2021 at 6:33 am

    I love that this is simple yet still has complex rich flavors. You've created such a yummy recipe, thank you! Perfect for early fall and the shorter days. (Also, I love how the butter tastes in the recipe, yum!)

    Reply
  8. Tammy Bartlett

    July 10, 2021 at 9:45 pm

    Thank you for the recipe it kick started me I added potato I added potatoes from my garden and peeled tomatoes and peeled tomatoes and added tomatoes from my garden also it was delicious thank you

    Reply
  9. Susan Payne

    July 29, 2020 at 8:23 pm

    Delicious!

    Reply
  10. Tina McQuinn

    October 01, 2019 at 8:42 am

    Best chicken soup ever! Very easy! My 80 year old father said it was the best he’d ever tasted!

    Reply
    • Tammy

      July 10, 2021 at 9:43 pm

      This was delicious. I added fresh garden tomatoes peeled and fresh garden potatoes. Thank you so much for the Kickstart lol

      Reply
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