Just in time for soup season, we’re bringing you this souper (sorry, had to) easy keto Chicken Florentine Soup. Tender chunks of chicken + healthy spinach + creamy, cheesy broth = everything you’ve ever wanted in a low carb soup, and we are SO here for it.
Guys imma get to this keto Chicken Florentine Soup recipe, but bear with me for a moment while I rant a bit…
Blogging used to be easy. You made a recipe, you took photos, you wrote about it and you posted it. If the photos were good it got pinned a bunch on Pinterest, and you got some traffic on it and made a few bucks to offset the cost of hosting and paying for the ingredients. Hopefully people tried it, liked it, and left comments on the post so you know it was a success.
Repeat with more recipes.
Congratulations, you’re a blogger. The end.
What does all this have to do with keto Chicken Florentine Soup? Absolutely nothing.
Except that as I sit here trying to think of something to write about this delicious soup, I’m reminded of a meme I saw this morning on Facebook about bloggers writing stories or going on about the ingredients in the post, and in the comments 95% of people were like “make them staahhhhp” because they just want the recipe.
BTW I do have a Jump to Recipe button at the top of all of my posts so you don’t have to scroll through the blah-de-blah here on IBIH – and I won’t even be mad if you use it.
The blogger’s conflict is that almighty Google requires a minimum of 300 words in a post, and if you don’t repeat the name of the recipe at least 5 times their algorithm will be confused about what the post is about and pass you over. So if I don’t make sure I write keto Chicken Florentine Soup a bunch of times in the text here – I might as well not have posted this recipe at all. Because Google won’t show it to you when you search for it – no matter how good of a recipe it is.
And with the latest changes, in order for Google to rank this keto Chicken Florentine Soup high in searches, they have to consider me an “authority” on Chicken Florentine Soup. Which means more than just repeating the title a bunch of times like I’m already doing here. They want me to have questions answered in the post (preferably in a header font) about Chicken Florentine Soup like:
What is the history of Chicken Florentine Soup?
Not that anyone cares, but recipes containing spinach can be termed “a la Florentine” which was ironically coined by the French, even though it refers to the Italian city of Florence, which was known for the practice of using spinach in many recipes as early as the 1500’s.
Aren’t you glad you know that now? It won’t affect the flavor of this soup, but at least you can sound like a pompous know-it-all in front of your friends.
You’re welcome.
How do I make keto Chicken Florentine Soup?
I’m here for you. Read on. Or just jump to the recipe.
Which is the BEST keto Chicken Florentine Soup recipe?
This one. Obviously. 😂
What is the best cut of chicken to use in Chicken Florentine Soup?
Any cooked shredded chicken will do. I used chicken breast. To keep it easy you can pick up a rotisserie chicken, one whole one should give you more than enough for this soup.
Can I use frozen spinach in Chicken Florentine Soup?
Yes, but it won’t be as good in my opinion.
Perhaps you’ve noticed this above trend on other blogs. I’ve seen some posts go on and on for pages and pages with the history of the dish, every ingredient used in it, and every possible scenario for making substitutions in the recipe. Some of this information is useful, but most of it is just fluff for the benefit of the Google algorithm – which can change at any time and decide that now you’re TOO wordy and drop you like a hot potato.
Then traffic tanks and all of that hard work was for nothing – AND you’ve alienated your audience with wordy posts that are hard to read and frustrating to navigate.
Welcome to modern blogging.
The irony of it all is that while only about 5% of the text above was actually about this delicious Keto Chicken Florentine Soup, big brother will probably LOVE it because I used some of their favorite SEO (aka. Search Engine Optimization) tactics when writing it. (Update: after I completed the post and ran it through my SEO checks I got an A+ and a green smiley face – told ya, Google loves it.)
So to get back to my conflict when I started this post after seeing that meme on Facebook, I needed to write something to convince you to make this keto Chicken Florentine Soup (and you really really should because it is STRAIGHT DELISH) but also give Google what it wants – and now I have this long rant that I should probably delete but won’t.
Maybe it will convince some of you to cut your fave bloggers a bit of slack when they are too wordy in their posts – believe me, none of us are doing it because we want to. I long for the good old days when I could write whatever I wanted, tell a funny story, or just rave about a recipe that I loved and knew you would too. But those days are gone friends, and we’re at the mercy of the almighty algorithm now.
The good news is, at least we have Instagram Stories, where I can (and do) still post stuff about our travels, life on a tropical island in Central America, and lots of pictures of my cats. Hopefully the IG algorithm won’t ruin that too, but I’m not optimistic.
Since we’re drawing back the curtain today about the reality of blogging, I’ll leave you with one more photo of this keto Chicken Florentine Soup (haven’t said that in awhile don’t want Google getting confused ha ha) which looks all cozy and fall-like in the photos above, but this one shows the real scenario, with palm trees and the Caribbean in the background. I was shooting fall-themed recipes here all last week at my fave vacation rental while my kitchen is being remodeled (that’s a long story for another day.)
It was about 95 degrees and humid as all get out. ?
I still ate the soup tho – and it was fantastic!
In case you forgot which soup I’m referring to it’s the BEST Keto Chicken Florentine Soup ever made.
See what I did there? Hopefully Google will too. 😂😂😂
Anyhoo – it’s a really great soup and I hope you WILL make it and report back!
And if you have any feelings about the current state of blogging – trends you’ve noticed that you love or hate, etc. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Feel free to rant away!
Then go make this soup. You know the one.
Keto Chicken Florentine Soup – Low Carb
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Keto Soup recipes
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
Just in time for soup season, we’re bringing you this souper (sorry, had to) easy keto Chicken Florentine Soup. Tender chunks of chicken + healthy spinach + creamy, cheesy broth = everything you’ve ever wanted in a low carb soup, and we are here for it.
Ingredients
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 4 cups baby spinach, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup butter
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 3/4 cup shredded Asiago cheese
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large pot.
- Add the garlic and spinach and stir until wilted – about 3 minutes.
- Add the cream cheese and Asiago, and stir until melted – about 2 minutes.
- Add the chicken broth, pepper, nutmeg, and cooked chicken.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until hot. Do not boil.
- Taste first and then season with salt only if necessary – the broth and cheese already contain quite a bit of salt and you may find that you don’t need to add more.
- Serve hot, garnished with additional shredded Asiago cheese if desired.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
Approximate net carbs per serving = 3g.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Calories: 385
- Fat: 28g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 30g
Keywords: Keto Chicken Soup, Keto Florentine Soup, Keto Chicken Florentine Soup
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I can tell from the ingredients that this is a winner, and a keeper. I can hardly wait for dinner!
And 16 uses of “keto chicken florentine soup” in your post! ‘Cause I COUNTED. Sorry you’re having to jump through hoops, but your post is great and funny. Nice and light.
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I hope you like the soup as much as the post Patricia! Even I didn’t count how many times I used the name, but 16 is hopefully enough ha ha!
Hi Melissa,
This Chicken Florentine Soup recipe sounds amazing, can’t wait to try it this weekend! As someone who’s half Italian I need more Italian keto recipes in my arsenal.
I’ve been following you for quite some time now and have thoroughly enjoyed all your blog posts (I read every single one by the way) as well as your fantastic creations! I’ve always admired bloggers, especially those that obvioulsly put so much effort into their blog. I realize it’s a tremendous amount of work and humans have a short attention span, especially in our instant gratification world. I often marvel at the dedication because I also read most of the comments and see what you guys have to put up with in that area alone. I get irritated reading them at times and down right angry at their self-absorbed and rude demands. Unbelievable!
Blogging can seem very fulfilling in many respects and a bit hellish in other ways. Regardless of the hoops you must jump through for the algorithm master, I still look forward to all your stories, no matter what they are. :•)
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I giggled and nodded all the way through your “rant”. Can’t wait to try this out when our temps plummet 20° this weekend. I know it’ll be delish as always.
Thanks Nitasha, this is one of my favorite soups so far – I know you’ll love it too!
Okay – I have to admit that I have not yet made this soup, but it does sound wonderful!! It seems easy, with only a few ingredients and I have posted it to my Pinterest Keto board. I love chicken, spinach and asiago cheese – a perfect combo! Thanks for sharing the blogging issues – you always keep it real :)
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The Asiago really makes this Marsha – it’s perfectly salty and tangy at the same time!
Wow, thank you for pulling the curtain back a little, Mellissa! I had indeed wondered why so many food blogs were now including so many relevant (or not so relevant) questions in posts, and I figured it had something to do with SEO tactics, but I didn’t know it’s actually a requirement if you want your post to show up as a search result. Very interesting, and absolutely bizarre. It seems to rob the writing of its authenticity, and makes a lot of posts sound forced and artificial, like a marketing pitch. What a shame. Thanks for sharing that information, thank you for your frankness and good humor, and thank you for your recipes!
Exactly this Erica! It takes all of the fun out of writing AND reading a blog post when you have to be worried about key words and packing in irrelevant information to such an extreme degree. I actually wrote what I felt today for the first time in a long time and it feel GOOD. Hopefully I can strike a balance moving forward with future posts! Thanks for weighing in!
I can’t wait to make this soup!
I really appreciate you writing about why recipe blogs are so wordy. That’s good to know. I also love that you put a jump link at the top of the page.
Thank you!
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Thanks Angela, hope you enjoy the soup!
Can’t wait to give this a try … it sounds fabulous! Most of my recipes (and I have a ton) are from you so pretty sure we’re going to love it!
Love your blog … please keep it up!
I really hope you do Nan, and thank you!!!
Can’t wait to try the soup and LOVE the rant :)
Thanks Lori, guess I needed to vent a little ha ha. Enjoy the soup!!!
The soup looks delish! Your post was hilarious and thanks for explaining the blogging in’s and out’s. I had no idea so I’m now all about forgiveness for the wordy blogger!
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Happy to shine a light on the struggle Renee! ? That being said, some bloggers try to make up for bad content with lots of extra words to please Google, and I don’t respect that either. I think it’s a fine line but good content will always rise to the top eventually! ??
That post was hugely entertaining! I want to say I’m definitely going to make this soup but I can’t remember what it’s called. Could you repeat the name for me?
This made me laugh out loud Terry, thanks for that! ???. I might have to revise the post and throw the name in a few extra times to make sure it’s realllllly getting in there ha ha! Enjoy~!
Hilarious and eye-opening! I plan to try the soup tomorrow night.
I’ll be on the edge of my seat until you report back! Hope it’s a hit! ?
Great post! Thank you for the google explanation. Now I understand and can appreciate why bloggers have gotten so wordy. ? It stinks that these platforms are making everything so difficult for people that choose to share their passion and help the rest of us. I love your blog and recipes. And your sense of humor!
Thanks Debbie! I do miss when blogging was so much simpler and we didn’t have to worry about keeping google, Pinterest, facebook and Instagram happy to succeed! It makes it hard for talented newbies to get ahold and hang in there long enough to make a living at it which is too bad.
This looks awesome! I have so much leftover turkey, I think I will make it with that! I tooootally feel you about the algorithms! It’s crazy what we have to do now to stand out and be noticed, but no one should be criticized for it when they are trying to make their content available! What you are sharing is valuable, and you deserve to have it appreciated, and get paid for it!
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Thanks Susan, and this soup would be a perfect use for leftover turkey!
All I can say say yum! Thank you Mellisa for your wonderful knowledge of Keto and recipes. I think all the hoops and guidelines you have to go through to be relevant on google would drive me crazy. Thank goodness for Instagram.
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It gets old sometimes but it’s still the best job in the world to me! Thanks Marie!
I love your blog and your recipes…Just wondering how you feel about YouTube? I follow a number of vloggers on YouTube not only for the recipes but for the techniques they offer. It could solve your algorithm issues and still get your content out there. I know others are intimidated by you already as I watched them bury your cookbook under theirs at Costco. I kid you not. Anyway just a thought. Keep those recipes coming. With love from Canada :)
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I’m not opposed to YouTube Wendy but I haven’t had a lot of time to devote to developing more videos for the channel with this new book manuscript due. I’m planning on adding that to my repertoire though and maybe getting in front of the camera a little more (which I hate) moving forward. As far as people hiding my book at Costco, that’s sadly not surprising since blogging has gotten super competitive and the market is pretty flooded with keto cookbooks these days. Hopefully somebody interested in reading Keto for Life will unearth a copy from the bottom of that Costco pile in 2022. ???
omg, I had no idea! Thank you for the enlightenment; I’ll stop thinking all those weird things about bloggers now.
Oh bloggers are weird, no joke, but on the too much text thing at least, there is a legit reason. That other stuff who knows what they were thinking… ?
Thanks for the insight and the recipe! Fun read! Can’t wait to make it.
Happy to entertain Marquita, hope you love the soup!
Hi Melissa, I loved this blog. Would putting the recipe at the top reduce its optimization score? Do comments help? I wish you got credit for bookmarks, because this recipe is happening next week at our house!
Hi Lisa, unfortunately putting the recipe at the top is a no go for a lot of reasons (which could change in the future) – but yes comments and reviews definitely help make the post seem more relevant to Google when their robots “crawl” for updates. Thanks for leaving one! ?
Thanks for another great recipe and a very interesting blog.
Thank you Catherine!
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I have not made this yet, so I probably shouldn’t leave a review yet, but I can’t help myself. This was the best blog post I’ve ever read! I love how candid you are and I had to read every bit because of it. Thank you for entertaining me and also helping me keep my keto diet interesting!!
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Wow, that’s a huge compliment Chloe, thank you! I was just going for mildly entertaining and barely informative ha ha. Hope you love the soup! ?
What Chloe said! Hee hee :-)
Mellissa, I feel like we should be besties. I love your blogs AND your recipes. How did you know that I had two cooked chicken breasts I. The refrigerator that I needed to use up?
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Well that’s just perfect! Hope you love the soup and thank you! ???