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Spicy Chicken Soup Using Tea

January 18, 2016 by Denise 11 Comments

This spicy chicken soup uses a special ingredient – tea! it’s FULL of flavor and very easy to make, not to mention low carb and paleo. Perfect for a cold winter day.

This spicy chicken soup uses a special ingredient - tea! it's FULL of flavor and very easy to make, not to mention low carb and paleo. Perfect for a cold winter day.

I got this crazy, wonderful idea from my friend Debbie. She sells Steeped Tea of which I am a big fan and now I sell it too! Anyway, one day she posted that she made chicken soup with Immunity Booster tea. I had run out of that particular one and used my Hot Yoga tea instead and I was hooked! It added sooo much flavor that I want to make my soup like this all the time. 

Adding Tea To Bone Broth

I haven’t done it yet, but I want to make a big batch of bone broth and add this to it. Then I want to sip it all day. I think it will help keep my hunger at bay and it will be good for me because bone broth has lots of healthy properties. But most importantly it will be satisfying. UPDATE: I do this all the time now. I add the Hot Yoga tea to my wedding soup or just to the bone broth.

This spicy chicken soup uses a special ingredient - tea! it's FULL of flavor and very easy to make, not to mention low carb and paleo. Perfect for a cold winter day.

Steeped Teas That I Used

Below you can see the Hot Yoga tea I’m talking about. I haven’t tried the Immunity Booster tea yet in my soup but I plan to, especially if I get a cold this winter.  The Hot Yoga is the one I that I use all the time now. The ingredients are: cinnamon bits, ginger, hawthorn leaves, cardamom, cardamom peels, cloves, black pepper, cardamom powder, safflowers, mallow blossoms.

This spicy chicken soup uses a special ingredient - tea! it's FULL of flavor and very easy to make, not to mention low carb and paleo. Perfect for a cold winter day.

If You Don’t Have These Teas

If you are interested in either of these teas, here is a link to it. However, if you don’t, you could experiment with different seasonings to get the right taste. In particular I can taste the ginger, pepper, cardamon and cassia (which is a type of cinnamon). So I think you could substitute some ginger, black pepper, cinnamon and cardamon and it would do the trick. Those are common ingredients in chai tea too so if you have any of that at home, give it a try.

This spicy chicken soup uses a special ingredient - tea! it's FULL of flavor and very easy to make, not to mention low carb and paleo. Perfect for a cold winter day.

Tips For This Tea Soup Recipe

I didn’t mind having the bits of tea floating around in the bowl but if you do, you could put it in a muslin bag and take it out when you are ready serve it. However I don’t think you would get as much flavor though. I used zucchini noodles because I’m a huge fan these days,  since I got my newest spiralizer. The rest of the soup consists of bone broth, carrots, celery, onions and chicken.

This spicy chicken soup uses a special ingredient - tea! it's FULL of flavor and very easy to make, not to mention low carb and paleo. Perfect for a cold winter day.

Spicy Chicken Soup Recipe

This recipe is an easy one. I basically sautéed the vegetables (except the zucchini noodles), added the broth, tea and spices and let that simmer for a while. Then I added the cooked chicken and zucchini noodles. Let that cook for a few minutes and it was ready to eat.

This spicy chicken soup uses a special ingredient - tea! it's FULL of flavor and very easy to make, not to mention low carb and paleo. Perfect for a cold winter day.

Believe me you will be surprised at how much flavor this tea brings to the broth. I want to experiment will other teas too, but will probably stick to herbal teas as I don’t need the caffeine. Well I hope you get a chance to try this out. 

 And if you can’t get any Hot Yoga Tea, experiment with the above mentioned spices and let me know how it goes. Enjoy! Scroll down for nutrition label.

 

This spicy chicken soup uses a special ingredient - tea! it's FULL of flavor and very easy to make, not to mention low carb and paleo. Perfect for a cold winter day.
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Spicy Chicken Soup Using Tea

This spicy chicken soup uses a special ingredient - tea! it's FULL of flavor and very easy to make, not to mention low carb and paleo. Perfect for a cold winter day.
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken soup, gluten free, low carb, noodles, tea
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 178 kcal
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon of olive oil
  • 8 cups chicken broth bone broth if you have it
  • 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
  • 2 cups chicken breast cooked and chopped
  • ½ cup onion chopped
  • 1 cup carrots chopped
  • 1 cup celery chopped
  • 1 medium zucchini spiraled
  • 2 Tablespoons Hot Yoga Tea or experiment with cinnamon, black pepper, ginger and cardamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. In a large soup pot, add olive oil, carrots, celery and onion.
  2. Saute for a minute or two until the onions become translucent.
  3. Add your broth, tea, salt, pepper and garlic and simmer for 5-10 minutes to cook the vegetables and get more flavor from the tea.
  4. Add in your cooked chicken and zucchini noodles.
  5. Cook for a couple more minutes until the zucchini gets tender.
  6. Serve and eat!

 

This spicy chicken soup uses a special ingredient - tea! it's FULL of flavor and very easy to make, not to mention low carb and paleo. Perfect for a cold winter day.

 

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Debbie

    November 01, 2020 at 8:11 am

    Thank you for using Steeped Tea in your recipes! I love this Spicy Chicken Soup, its delicious, and no, I’m not biased!

    Reply
  2. Caroline | carolinescooking

    January 20, 2016 at 8:46 am

    What an interesting idea, I like it – I can certainly see it can work!

    Reply
    • Denise

      January 20, 2016 at 3:07 pm

      It’s surprisingly very tasty. You’ll have to give it a try.

      Reply
  3. Analida's Ethnic Spoon

    January 19, 2016 at 7:37 pm

    I love the flavors in your soup and I need this next time a get a cold. I love chicken soup! Pinned!

    Reply
    • Denise

      January 20, 2016 at 3:08 pm

      I have the immunity tea that I’m saving for when we have colds in the house….I think it will be perfect.

      Reply
  4. Joy @ Joy Love Food

    January 19, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    I’ve never used tea in a soup before, great idea, this sounds so flavorful and delicious!

    Reply
    • Denise

      January 20, 2016 at 3:09 pm

      I know it sounds crazy but it’s really quite good.

      Reply
  5. Jade @ Jonesin' For Taste

    January 19, 2016 at 6:06 pm

    What a great idea to use tea in the soup base! I love it!

    Reply
    • Denise

      January 19, 2016 at 6:20 pm

      Thanks Jade. I really, really liked it. Adds tons of flavor.

      Reply
  6. Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom

    January 19, 2016 at 8:39 am

    Denise, I am loving your version of soup with tea–looks tasty!

    Reply
    • Denise

      January 19, 2016 at 6:20 pm

      Great minds Kristen. Loved your green tea soup too!

      Reply

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