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Spicy chicken noodle soup with a hint of kale.
5 from 4 votes

Green Monster Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup

This green monster spicy chicken noodle soup is packed with veggies and flavored with salsa verde! It is the perfect soup for a weeknight meal or if you need to kick a cold. Make it today!
Prep 20 minutes
Cook 30 minutes
Total 50 minutes
Fat 8
Carbs
Protein 26
Yield 8

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 medium carrots diced (1.5 cups)
  • 4 large celery stalks diced (1 cup)
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion finely diced
  • 1 4-oz. can green chiles
  • 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 16 oz. jar salsa verde we used Herdez Mild Salsa Verde*
  • 2 tablespoons Jalapeño hot sauce any green hot sauce
  • 1 15-oz. can white northern beans drained and rinsed
  • 4 cups chopped kale deboned
  • 8 oz. uncooked noodles any kind

Instructions

  • Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large stockpot over medium/high heat.
  • When olive oil is fragrant, add carrots, celery, garlic, yellow onion and green chiles and sautee over medium/high heat for 5-7 minutes or until the onions become translucent.
  • Place salsa verde, hot sauce, and raw chicken breast on top of veggies. Then, add chicken broth mix everything together.
  • Bring soup to a rolling boil over high heat, uncovered.
  • Once boiling, turn down to low, cover, and let simmer for 30 minutes.
  • While soup is simmering, prepare noodles. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles and cook until noodles are al dente. Remove from heat, strain, and set aside.
  • Once chicken is fully cooked, remove chicken breast from the soup.
  • Carefully dice chicken breast into small chunks and then add it back into the soup.
  • Add kale and white beans and mix soup to submerge kale.
  • Then, cover and let soup simmer for an additional 5-10 minutes or until the kale is wilted.
  • Finally, add the cooked noodles to the soup right before serving.*

Tips & Notes

  • Salsa Verde: The salsa you use matters! This soup will take on a lot of the flavor of the salsa verde you use. If you like it spicy, try and use a spicy salsa verde and same goes for less spicy. Go for a mild salsa verde!
  • Noodles: We suggest storing the soup and noodles separate and adding the noodles right before serving so that they do not become soggy.
  • Planning to freeze this soup? Make the soup as is and do NOT add the noodles. Then, follow the steps in THIS post to freeze your soup.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 321kcal | Protein: 26g | Fat: 8g | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g