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This soup is based on an old family favorite recipe for chicken tortilla soup from back in the days I still ate… well, everything. Despite losing the dairy, tortillas, and peppers, this AIP adaptation still has a delicious, vaguely enchilada-like flavor (which I attribute to the okra).

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Chicken Okra Soup

Prep Time5

Cook Time4

Total Time4 5

Servings people

Ingredients

1 pound chicken breasts chopped
4 medium carrot chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
1 small onion chopped, omit for IC
1 clove garlic minced
5 cups chicken broth
1 cup coconut milk
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper omit for AIP
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 cups okra chopped

Equipment

instant pot

Instructions

Combine all ingredients except the okra in a slow-cooker.
Cook on low 4 hours.
Add the okra during the last 10 minutes of cooking, then serve.

Nutrition

7 Comments

I will be making this tomorrow ☺️

My slow cooker has a setting to warm the food after its done with the initial cooking. Would that be okay for this soup since I work all day?

I guess I’d have to adjust the time for the okra.

Christina says:

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Sure, I don’t see why not!

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1 lb chicken chopped? uncooked chicken breasts or pre-cooked?

Christina says:

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I use uncooked chicken breast, chopped into cubes, but you can use any kind of chicken meat you like.

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This recipe was not particularly successful for me. Very brothy. Not nearly enough salt–even for a low salt recipe. Too much cinnamon. I deconstructed the soup, used the carrots and half of the broth in a butternut squash soup. Froze half the broth for later. Made curried chicken salad with the chicken. And combined the okra with tomatoes and baked with some bread fragments and a little gruyere on top.