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Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup

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This low-carb BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup is so good and so satisfying. Even better if you can serve it with some keto breadsticks or keto bread

I love the combination of BBQ chicken and pizza ingredients in this hearty, warming and satisfying soup. It's easy to make, tasty and great for a busy weeknight meal. I usually make a large pot from which I keep half in the fridge and freeze the other half to have a quick keto-friendly meal when I don't have time to cook.

To make the soup, you'll need about 2 litres/quarts of the chicken stock. Reserve the remaining chicken stock for other recipes. You can keep it refrigerated for up to 5 days or freeze for longer.

You'll also have some chicken bones which can be used to make even more delicious collagen-rich Keto Bone Broth. Bone broth is not just easy to make and healthy but it will also help you beat keto-flu! simply place the bones in a freezer bag and store until you have enough to make a batch of bone broth.

Optionally, you can serve this soup with:

Hands-on Overall

Serving size about 2 cups/ 480 ml

Allergy information for Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup

✔  Gluten free
✔  Egg free
✔  Nut free
✔  Pork free
✔  Avocado free
✔  Coconut free
✔  Fish free
✔  Shellfish free
✔  Beef free

Nutritional values (per about 2 cups/ 480 ml)

Net carbs6.8 grams
Protein30.3 grams
Fat32.5 grams
Calories447 kcal
Calories from carbs 6%, protein 28%, fat 66%
Total carbs10.1 gramsFiber3.3 gramsSugars4.6 gramsSaturated fat12.9 gramsSodium711 mg(31% RDA)Magnesium61 mg(15% RDA)Potassium607 mg(30% EMR)

Ingredients (makes 8 servings)

  • 1 large chicken or 4-6 chicken legs (about 1.8 kg/ 4 lb, bones in) - will yield about 50% meat
  • 1 medium red onion (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 large tin tomatoes, unsweetened (400 g / 14.1 oz)
  • 4 cups green beans (400 g/ 14.1 oz)
  • 3/4 cup Spicy Chocolate BBQ Sauce (180 g/ 6.4 oz)
  • 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, low moisture "pizza" type (170 g/ 6 oz)
  • 1/4 cup ghee or lard (you can make your own ghee) (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
  • 2-3 litres/quarts water (enough to cover the chicken)
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • fresh cilantro or basil for garnish

Instructions

  1. Prepare the chicken by following the steps in this post. Skin the chicken and place it in a large pot filled with water. Add salt and cover with a lid.
  2. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 60-75 minutes. When done, the chicken should be pale and the meat comes off easily. Use tongs and place the chicken in a bowl to cool it down slightly. Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup
  3. Using a fork, shred the meat off the bones and set aside. Peel and finely dice the red onion and garlic. Place both in a large soup pot greased with the ghee and cook over a medium heat until lightly browned and fragrant. Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a boil over a high heat.
    Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup
  4. Meanwhile, wash and trim the green beans (cut off the stalks), cut into smaller pieces and add to the pot together with the tinned tomatoes. Boil until the green beans are crisp tender for about 10-15 minutes. Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup
  5. Add the BBQ Sauce and shredded chicken and take off the heat. Add more salt if needed and season with freshly ground black pepper. Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup
  6. Grate the mozzarella cheese - make sure you use the "pizza" type, low-moisture mozzarella. Pour the soup into serving bowls and add the shredded mozzarella. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy! Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup
  7. You can serve this soup with crispy Chicken Cracklings, Ultimate Keto Breadsticks or Ultimate Keto Buns. Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup
  8. Store in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 6 months. The mozzarella cheese should always be added just before serving. Keto BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup

BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup
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★★★★★★★★★★
4.7 stars, average of 42 ratings
BBQ Chicken Pizza Soup
I love the combination of BBQ chicken and pizza ingredients in this hearty, warming and satisfying low-carb soup.
Hands on15m
Overall1h 30m
Servings8
Calories447 kcal
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Ingredients

  • 1 large chicken or 4-6 chicken legs (about 1.8 kg/ 4 lb, bones in) - will yield about 50% meat
  • 1 medium red onion (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 large tin tomatoes, unsweetened (400 g / 14.1 oz)
  • 4 cups green beans (400 g/ 14.1 oz)
  • 3/4 cup Spicy Chocolate BBQ Sauce (180 g/ 6.4 oz)
  • 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, low moisture "pizza" type (170 g/ 6 oz)
  • 1/4 cup ghee or lard (you can make your own ghee) (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
  • 2-3 litres/quarts water (enough to cover the chicken)
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • fresh cilantro or basil for garnish

Instructions

  1. Prepare the chicken by following the steps in this post. Skin the chicken and place it in a large pot filled with water. Add salt and cover with a lid.
  2. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 60-75 minutes. When done, the chicken should be pale and the meat comes off easily. Use tongs and place the chicken in a bowl to cool it down slightly.
  3. Using a fork, shred the meat off the bones and set aside. Peel and finely dice the red onion and garlic. Place both in a large soup pot greased with the ghee and cook over a medium heat until lightly browned and fragrant. Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a boil over a high heat.
  4. Meanwhile, wash and trim the green beans (cut off the stalks), cut into smaller pieces and add to the pot together with the tinned tomatoes. Boil until the green beans are crisp tender for about 10-15 minutes.
  5. Add the BBQ Sauce and shredded chicken and take off the heat. Add more salt if needed and season with freshly ground black pepper.
  6. Grate the mozzarella cheese - make sure you use the "pizza" type, low-moisture mozzarella. Pour the soup into serving bowls and add the shredded mozzarella. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy!
  7. You can serve this soup with crispy Chicken Cracklings, Ultimate Keto Breadsticks or Ultimate Keto Buns.
  8. Store in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 6 months. The mozzarella cheese should always be added just before serving.

Nutrition (per serving, about 2 cups/ 480 ml)

Calories447kcal
Net Carbs6.8g
Carbohydrates10.1g
Protein30.3g
Fat32.5g
Saturated Fat12.9g
Fiber3.3g
Sugar4.6g
Sodium711mg
Magnesium61mg
Potassium607mg

Detailed nutritional breakdown (per about 2 cups/ 480 ml)

Net carbsProteinFatCalories
Total per about 2 cups/ 480 ml
6.8 g30.3 g32.5 g447 kcal
Chicken, whole, raw
0 g23.3 g19.5 g269 kcal
Onion, red, fresh
0.8 g0.2 g0 g5 kcal
Garlic, fresh
0.5 g0.1 g0 g2 kcal
Tomatoes, canned (unsweetened)
0.8 g0.4 g0.1 g8 kcal
Green beans, fresh
2.1 g0.9 g0.1 g16 kcal
Spicy chocolate BBQ sauce
1.3 g0.4 g1.6 g22 kcal
Mozzarella cheese (low moisture, for pizza)
1.2 g5 g4.2 g63 kcal
Ghee
0 g0 g6.9 g62 kcal
Water, still
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Salt, pink Himalayan rock salt
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Pepper, black, spices
0.1 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Coriander (cilantro), fresh
0 g0.1 g0 g1 kcal

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Martina Slajerova
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Martina Slajerova

I changed the way I ate in 2011, when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. I had no energy, and I found it more and more difficult to maintain a healthy weight.

That’s when I decided to quit sugar, grains, and processed foods, and to start following a whole-foods-based ketogenic approach to food.

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Comments (10)

Made with 1/2 cup beet ketchup and 1/4 cup bbq sauce, plus a Tbsp of chocolate sauce low carb. Because I didn’t have any bbq sauce and chocolate. It turn fantastic. My husband likes it also.

That sounds amazing, I'm glad you enjoyed! 😊

What is considered a serving size of this dish? Thanks!

Hi Michael, that will be about 2 cups (about 500 ml). It's a generous serving! 😊

Hi Martina, Just wondering if there was another alternative to the spicy chicken bbq sauce as I have made it before and not a big fan of the flavour? Thanks heaps 😊😊

Hi Tayla, I suppose you can try another low-carb BBQ sauce - I'm afraid it's the key ingredient in this recipe so it has to be a bbq sauce. Maybe you can adjust the BBQ sauce recipe and skip what you don't like?

This recipe says "1/4 ghee" - 1/4 what?

Will fix it now - it's 1/4 cup - thanks!

Just look at that beautiful fat on that soup, with the pile of cheese in the middle! Ppl who don't eat high fat, well I'm sad for them lol What flavors they are missing!

I agree, fat is what gives the food flavour! 😊