Chicken Detox Soup
by Sommer Collier — last updated on Oct 10, 2025 
Chicken Detox Soup is a fast, tasty meal filled with vitamins and nutrients. This cleansing soup is great to make when you need a do-over in your eating plan.
Why We Love This Chicken Detox Soup Recipe
Looking for a great Detox Soup Recipe? Especially after the holidays, I like to take some time to eat healthy and include some nourishing, detoxing soups like this Chicken Detox Soup!
From my personal experience, cleanses usually involve expensive herbal supplement kits from the health food store, or a whole lot of juicing.
However, this cleanse is different. It’s a Chicken Detox Soup Cleanse made from a nourishing homemade soup with fresh chicken, loads of veggies, and ginger, to boost your metabolism and immune system, as well as remove toxins to help your body work as it should. Eat this soup for a few days and you will be feeling good as new! It is gluten-free, dairy-free, and paleo to boot!
With protein, vegetables, vitamins, and minerals, it provides more nutrients than most of the world’s population receives on any given day. So don’t be afraid to give it a try!
Ingredients You Need
- Chicken Breast – chicken breast is best since it is high in protein and low in fat. You can use chicken thighs, but this will add fat to the chicken soup.
- Chicken Broth – or chicken stock
- Vegetables – onion, broccoli, carrots, celery and peas
- Fresh Parsley – for a fresh, herby flavor
- Fresh Ginger – adds flavor and antioxidants
- Garlic – to make the soup aromatic
- Olive Oil – to sauté the veggies, you can also use avocado oil if preferred!
- Apple Cider Vinegar – adds a slight tangy flavor
- Crushed Red Pepper – for just a hint of spice
- Turmeric – great for cleanses
- Salt & Pepper – to taste
Pro Tip: If you see any vegetable in there that you don’t like, switch it out for something you do like. Other great options are spinach, kale, or additional fresh herbs! For ease, you can use shredded rotisserie chicken instead!
How to Make Detox Soup
Set a large sauce pot over medium heat. Add the olive oil, chopped onions, celery, ginger, and garlic. Sauté for 5-6 minutes to soften. Then add the raw chicken breasts, broth, carrots, apple cider vinegar, crushed red pepper, turmeric, and 1 teaspoon sea salt.
Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 20+ minutes, until the chicken breasts are cooked through. Then remove the chicken with tongs and set them on a cutting board to cool.
Add broccoli, peas, and parsley to the pot. Continue to simmer to soften the broccoli. Meanwhile, shred the chicken breast with two forks, and stir it back into the soup. Once the broccoli is tender, taste, then salt and pepper as needed. Serve warm!
Pro Tip: If you like a little extra tangy flavor, serve your chicken detox soup with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Chicken detox soup is a healthy soup made with lots of veggies and immune-boosting ingredients to detox your body from toxins. This recipe includes ultra-healthy flavor-makers like ginger, turmeric, and apple cider vinegar.
To make a detox vegetable soup, omit the chicken and use vegetable broth instead. Keep in mind that the soup will not have as much protein for a fully balanced meal.
Store leftover chicken detox soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. The leftover soup makes for a great meal prep idea. To freeze, place in the freezer in a large zip bag for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge and then place in a sauce pot to reheat.
Check the Recipe Card to See How to Make Chicken Detox Soup + Video!
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- Roasted Salmon Detox Bowl
- Cleansing Detox Water
- Paleo Cashew Chicken
- Smoked Chicken Breast and Thighs
- Paleo White Chicken Chili
- Paleo Lemon Chicken
- Paleo Nut Bars
- Paleo Cauliflower Fried Rice
- Italian Fish in Tomato Sauce
- 3-Ingredient Paleo Pancakes
- Baked Sweet Potato Chips
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Chicken Detox Soup Recipe + Video
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2 quarts chicken broth
- 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 2 1/2 cups sliced carrots
- 2 cups chopped celery
- 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 3 tablespoons fresh ginger, shredded or grated
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Set a large sauce pot over medium heat. Add the olive oil, chopped onions, celery, ginger, and garlic. Saute for 5-6 minutes to soften. Then add the raw chicken breasts, broth, carrots, apple cider vinegar, crushed red pepper, turmeric and 1 teaspoon sea salt.
- Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 20+ minutes, until the chicken breasts are cooked through. Then remove the chicken with tongs and set them on a cutting board to cool.
- Add the broccoli, peas, and parsley to the pot. Continue to simmer to soften the broccoli. Meanwhile, shred the chicken breasts with two forks, and stir it back into the soup. Once the broccoli is tender, taste, then salt and pepper as needed. Serve warm.
Notes
Nutrition
Recipe based on Chicken Detox Soup from Perfect Weight America
This is the best soup I’ve ever made. When I saw it I thought I would give it a try for a few days. That was 6 weeks ago. It is now my dinner every night during the work week. Well worth trying.
Love this soup, just wondering how the detox, weight loss portion works. Breakfast, lunch, supper, how much soup to be eaten and for how many days
Hi Bethany!
You would have to read the book for the full breakdown and explanation. But because the soup is so lean, you can eat until you are full. I’ve done this multiple times now and never really measure my soup intake. Hope this helps!
I just made a double batch and have had my second bowl today. It’s delicious! I replaced the frozen peas with chopped fresh zucchini and left out the red pepper flakes. I also added a little more turmeric. I also chopped my chicken pretty rather than shredding it- it was taking too long. Plus, I thought it would be more evenly spread throughout the soup. It is pretty thick- not much broth. Should I add more broth or water?
Hi Natalie,
I usually have plenty of broth. Maybe you cooked it down a little longer? But feel free to add more!
A little tip on shredded chicken: use a hand mixer and it’ll shred right up in a minute or so. No more tedious fork shredding!
Made this tonight and did not deviate from the recipe, which is unusual for me! It was fabulous! The whole family loved this! Even my picky puppy was drooling and begging for some! I think fresh ginger and garlic are a must.
I recommend doubling the recipe to have leftovers. It is definitely on the rotation list. Next time, I will make enough to freeze! Thank you!
I made this today. So yummy!
Today is my first day enjoying my soup! I looove it! I’m super busy so having my food already prepared is great. I love soup so I hope ? I don’t get bored. I plan to make another pot of it soon!
I made this soup today. It’s fabulous! I only added 2 ingredients: spinach and leeks. I thought it was going to be bland with no seasoning on the chicken, but it’s flavorful. I will make this again. My family likes it.
I just made this and it was delicious! I was worried I was going to still feel hungry after eating it, but I feel full and guilt free! I will be making this again!
question! when you say “add chicken”, am I adding cooked chicken? raw chicken? shredded chicken?
Hi Heidi!
Add raw chicken and cook in the broth. In case you were only seeing the post page, here is the full recipe: http://www.aspicyperspective.com/chicken-detox-soup/2/
How does this do for leftovers? Sometimes veggies gets soggy, so just wanted to ask.
I have made something similar to this, but am interested in trying this recipe. I have a question though. When you add in the salad and nuts can you use a dressing on the salad like oil and vinegar?
I plan to use this low calorie balsamic vinaigrette that I love. I hope that’s ok
Loved this soup, but did anyone have a problem with having really bad diarrhea after eating it? I assume this is part of the detox … But it’s been terrible. :-(