Bariatric recipe

Creamy chicken noodle stew with shredded chicken and soft diced carrots

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A bowl of creamy chicken noodle stew with diced carrots, beside ProtiDiet chicken noodle and Proti-Thin soup boxes
  • Servings2about ¾ cup (180 ml) each
  • Time25 min
  • Calories 145
  • Protein 24 g
  • Fat 1.5 g
  • Carbs 6.5 g

Calories and macros are per serving.

Ingredients

2 servings: about ¾ cup (180 ml) each

  • 1 pouch (25 g) ProtiDiet chicken noodle protein soup
  • 1 packet (24 g) Proti-thin cream of chicken protein soup
  • 240 ml (8 fl oz / 1 cup) hot water — less than the 370–460 ml (12 1/2–15 1/2 fl oz) the two boxes call for together
  • 57 g (2 oz) cooked chicken breast, shredded fine, cooked to 165°F (74°C)
  • 60 g (about 1 small carrot) carrot, peeled and cut into 1 cm (3/8 inch) dice, then boiled very soft

Directions

How to make it, step by step

  1. Boil the diced carrot in a small saucepan of water over medium heat until a fork crushes a piece easily, about 12 minutes.Then drain.Keep the pieces whole.

  2. Heat the 240 ml water in the small pot until steaming.Then take it off the heat and whisk in the cream of chicken packet until smooth.

  3. Stir in the chicken noodle pouch and let it stand 2 minutes for the noodles to soften.

  4. Stir in the shredded chicken and the diced carrots and warm over low heat, stirring, until hot through, about 2 minutes.

  5. Let the stew sit 1 more minute so it thickens.Then divide it between the two bowls.

Equipment

  • A small saucepan for the carrots
  • A small pot for the stew
  • A whisk
  • A fork
  • Two bowls

No blender needed.

Step-by-step photos

See each step before you start

  1. Step 1: testing diced carrots with a fork in a small saucepan on the stove, shredded chicken on a plate
    Step 1

    Cook the carrots

    Boil the diced carrot in a small saucepan of water over medium heat until a fork crushes a piece easily, about 12 minutes, then drain. Keep the pieces whole.

  2. Step 2: whisking the cream of chicken soup mix into hot water in a pot, diced carrots and chicken ready
    Step 2

    Whisk in the cream soup

    Heat the 240 ml water in the small pot until steaming, then take it off the heat and whisk in the cream of chicken packet until smooth.

  3. Step 3: pouring the chicken noodle soup mix into the pot, a timer reading 2:00 on the counter
    Step 3

    Add the noodle soup

    Stir in the chicken noodle pouch and let it stand 2 minutes for the noodles to soften.

  4. Step 4: adding shredded chicken to the pot, the diced carrots already stirred in
    Step 4

    Add chicken and carrots

    Stir in the shredded chicken and the diced carrots and warm over low heat, stirring, until hot through, about 2 minutes.

  5. Step 5: ladling the stew into two bowls, a timer reading 1:00 beside them
    Step 5

    Rest, then serve

    Let the stew sit 1 more minute so it thickens, then divide it between the two bowls.

How it fits your plan

Texture and plan fit

Soft, not pureed — the noodles stay whole and the carrots stay in small soft pieces. Both soups are tagged for bariatric soft and regular stages.

Protocol phases
  • Bariatric Stage 4 Soft, Stage 5 Regular
  • Keto Standard, Liberal Low-Carb
  • General Weight Loss Kickstart, Active, Transition, Maintenance
  • GLP-1
Nutrition per serving
145 kcal · 24 g protein · 1.5 g fat · 6.5 g carbs · 1 g fiber · 5.5 g net carbs
What makes it different
a cream soup thickens the noodle soup into a stew, and shredded chicken and diced carrots make it a meal instead of a thin cup of broth.
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