Savory Cream Of Chicken Soup Recipes

CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and carrots and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 12 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 2 minutes more.
• Pour in the broth and bring to a boil while whisking constantly. Tie the parsley sprigs, thyme, and bay leaf together with a piece of kitchen twine and add to the soup. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat.
• Whisk the heavy cream, sherry, and salt into the soup and season with pepper to taste. Remove and discard the herb bundle. Divide among soup bowls, sprinkle the top of each soup with the chopped parsley and serve immediately.

CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Place 1 tablespoon of chicken stock in a saucepan over medium-low heat, and cook and stir the onion and garlic in the broth until they are softened, about 3 minutes. Pour in the rest of the broth and 1/2 cup of milk, and whisk in the salt, black pepper, parsley, lemon pepper seasoning, allspice, and paprika. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and allow to simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Whisk together the remaining milk and the flour until smooth, and whisk the milk mixture into the hot stock mixture. Keep whisking continuously to avoid lumps until the soup comes almost to a boil and thickens.

CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan, heat oil. Gradually stir in flour. Let this form a paste, or roux. Then, gradually stir in the milk and continue stirring until thickened.
• Add chicken to white sauce mixture. Add sugar, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix well and simmer for 20 minutes over low heat.
• If soup is not as thick as desired, mix a small amount of corn starch with a small amount of water and add to soup. Simmer for 10 minutes.

SAVORY CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add chicken, onion, garlic, and bacon. Cook and stir until chicken is browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add stock and white wine. Lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove chicken to a plate. Strain liquid into a bowl and separate onion and bacon.
• Return onion and bacon to the pot. Add butter and melt over medium heat. When butter bubbles, whisk in flour. Cook and stir until flour takes on a little color, 3 to 4 minutes. Whisk in reserved chicken stock. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• While the soup is simmering, shred chicken with your hands.
• Remove soup from the heat and puree with an immersion blender until smooth. Whisk in cream. Stir in chicken.

VELVETY SMOOTH CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over medium heat, melt the butter.
• Add the onions, carrots, and celery and saute' until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in flour and blend. Continue stirring for a minute, careful not to burn.
• Increase heat to medium-high.
• Add the stock and bring to a boil, stirring constantly (whisk comes in handy here) until slightly thickened, 8-10 minutes.
• Taste test and season with salt and white pepper.
• Add some hot stock to the half-and-half, tablespoon by tablespoon to warm it up before adding to the soup. Stir in the half-and-half and add the chicken to the soup pot.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer until all the flavors are blended; 10 minutes longer.
• Ladle into bowl and serve.