The Best Chicken Bone Broth and Potato Soup

This nourishing chicken bone broth and potato soup is a household favorite and is a perfect seasonal meal as we head into fall. It’s packed full of vitamins and minerals and a great meal for gut health making it just as healthy as it is delicious.

As warm summer sunsets become intertwined with cool autumn nights, our family loves settling into the coziest of seasons with lots of different nourishing soup recipes. This chicken bone broth and potato soup recipe is especially a family favorite. A twist on the traditional creamy potato soup, we swap ham for chicken and cream for coconut cream making it kosher and dairy free.

Eating seasonally helps improve our gut health and therefore also aids our immune system hugely which is a bonus for anyone with kids heading into the fall and winter flu seasons.

Whats the difference between chicken bone broth and chicken stock?

Chicken bone broth offers more mineral support and higher protein content because of the process in which it’s made compared to a traditional stock. It uses specific bones with lots of connective tissue to extract the power of collagen and amino acids as well and using as much of the animal as possible for nourishment. Stocks are typically made with meat off the bone or bones with no connective tissue. Another key difference is that stocks cook much faster, removing the liquid after just 1-6 hours whereas bone broth simmers on a low heat for nearly 48 hours maximizing the protein content.

Why Bone Broth?

Incorporating bone broth into your diet on a regular basis has so many benefits. Not only does it significantly increase the protein content of your meals and add a deeper flavor profile, it also boosts collagen, supports digestion, helps maintain a healthy immune system, improves joint pain, and overall stiffness, and even helps support sleep. The list goes on and on! But like with anything, choosing a higher quality bone broth is really important. I often make my own which I will write a how-to for soon. But in the meantime, here are a few brands we use and love!

Thrive Market Organic Bone Broth

Kettle & Fire Bone Broth

Trader Joes Organic Bone Broth

The benefits of eating seasonally

Seasonal eating means you are eating foods at the peak of flavor but also foods that have the highest nutrition possible. Studies show that the longer we store fresh food the more chemical changes and nutritional losses occur. It also means they tend to be more affordable and can often be found locally which is a big pro if lessening your carbon footprint is something you strive for.

Our family finds that eating seasonally means we look forward with great anticipation to the flavors each season offers! But with kiddos there are certain things they really desire all year around. Such as berries… so my way around this is that we buy locally picked or even flash frozen berries in the summer at the peak of the season and store them in the freezer for the fall and winter months.

This recipe is amazing for the end of summer and fall season because fresh garlic, onion, and potatoes are mostly readily available and all harvest great power for our immune systems heading into flu season. Here are just a few of those properties in each:

Garlic – antibacterial and antiviral properties. Lowers blood pressure, aides immune system, and boost metabolism.

Onion- reduces inflammation, promotes respiratory health, regulates blood sugar, cancer fighting, detoxifying

Potatoes- rich in vitamin C, which is an antioxidant and fiber. Helps stabilize liver function and abundant in L-lysine which inhibits viruses that cause chronic illness.

Nourishing Chicken Bone Broth and Potato Soup Recipe:

You will need:

• Coconut Oil (or preferred cooking oil)
• 1 roasted chicken
• 1 tsp salt (or more to taste)
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 3 celery stalks
• 1 sweet onion
• 5 medium carrots
• 3-5 yukon gold potatoes
• 4 cups chicken bone broth
• 1 – 14.5 ounce can coconut milk
• 2 tbsp or more herbs de provence

Chicken Bone Broth and Potato Soup Instructions:

1. Prepare by shredding desired meat from a rotisserie chicken. Set aside and wash/chop all your garlic, celery, carrots, onion, and golden potatoes.
2. Next heat your dutch oven or preferred soup pot on a medium to low heat and add a tablespoon of your preferred cooking oil. We love coconut oil or a good grass fed butter.
3. Once the oil is hot, add the onions and stir. Cook until fragrant and translucent. Bonus tip: cook low and slow until they begin to caramelize for an even sweeter flavor.
4. Next add the garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes. Follow by adding salt, herbs de provence, celery, and carrots as well. Cook on medium to low all together for 5 minutes or so.
5. Finally add the shredded chicken, diced potatoes, bone broth, and coconut milk.
6. Cover pot and allow to simmer on low until potatoes are tender.
7. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Variations

When my daughter was six months old she was diagnosed with a syndrome called FPIES which is very much like a food allergy she will likely grow out of. In the meantime, we make the majority of our meals dairy free and have spent a lot of time trying to help her restore her gut health after months of exposure to things that hurt her belly.

With that said… we LOVE cheese and this meal could easily be served with cheese on the side for those who might like it or even made with a rich heavy cream in lieu of the coconut milk and a parmesan rind during the simmer portion of the process for beautiful flavor.

Make Extra!

This chicken bone broth and potato soup recipe freezes well and could even be converted into a make ahead crockpot freezer meal. Simply add all the ingredients except for the oil, broth, and cream to a gallon freezer bag and store frozen for up to 3 months. When ready to make take the bag out of the freezer and defrost in the refrigerator overnight. Add the oil to the crockpot and the contents of the bag along with brother and cream and cook on low for 4-6 hour (longer if using raw meat.)

Pin for Later!