21 Day Fix Spicy White Bean Soup with Chicken or Turkey

 What I love about this 21 Day Fix Spicy White Bean Soup with Chicken is that you can make it with leftover or rotisserie chicken, or, you can use leftover turkey during the holidays. Also? If you’re looking for a white bean soup but don’t like spicy, this is so easy to adapt – just leave out the jalapeno and the cayenne, and you’re good to go with your non-spicy white bean and chicken soup!

 

Truly, this recipe is so easy to adapt to your liking – and because there aren’t any noodles in it, it’s also gluten-free. It makes a great dinner or lunch (leftovers are great), but you can also dress it up with a side salad or some roasted veggies to create a meal filled with even more goodness.

21 Day Fix Spicy White Bean Soup with Chicken (or Leftover Turkey)

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 – 40 minutes
Serves: 6

2 T. extra virgin olive oil
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium yellow onion, diced
1 large leek, diced
4 carrots, peeled and diced
1 jalapeno pepper, diced
Sea salt and pepper, to taste
2 bay leaves
2 t. dried parsley
2 t. dried oregano
½ t. cayenne pepper
4 c. organic fat-free, low-sodium chicken stock
4” Parmesan cheese rind
2 c. water
2 15-oz. cans cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
2 c. cooked turkey, shredded
2 c. baby spinach, coarsely chopped

Optional Garnish:
Freshly shaved Parmesan cheese
Fresh parsley, chopped

 

Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat, then add garlic, onion, leeks, carrots, and jalapeno. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft and develop a bit of color, approximately 6 – 8 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste.

Add bay leaves, dried herbs, and cayenne pepper and cook for another 2-3 minutes, or until the herbs become fragrant.

Add chicken stock, Parmesan rind, water, and cannellini beans to the pot. Increase heat to high and bring the soup to a rolling boil. Once it boils, reduce heat to medium low and simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes.

Add shredded turkey and spinach to the pot and cook for another 3-5 minutes, or until the spinach wilts and the turkey is heated through. Remove from heat and discard bay leaves. Taste and adjust seasonings, as desired. Serve immediately with some shaved Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

The 21 Day Fix program is always changing, and while I do my very best and never want to mess up, please always double check the container counts yourself…and that goes for all recipes, not just mine – I’ve seen some super shady ones out there!

21 Day Fix container counts, per serving (remember, this makes 6 servings…the container counts are so low, you could easily double your serving size and still keep the container counts low!): 

• .5 green
• .5 blue
• .5 red
• .75 yellow
• 1 tsp

Weight Watchers Freestyle Points: 3 blue, 3 purple, 7 green.