Creamy Chicken Soup
Our Creamy Chicken Soup is the perfect cold weather comfort food. This recipe comes together in just minutes and is hearty and indulgent with its creamy texture.
Servings: 4
Calories: 232kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- ½ cup chopped celery
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
- 1/3 cup flour
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley
Instructions
- Heat oil in a medium saucepot.
- Add onion, carrots, celery, Italian seasoning, kosher salt and pepper and cook until vegetables are tender crisp, about 7 minutes.
- In a bowl combine evaporated milk and flour, stirring until smooth.
- Stir the evaporated milk mixture and chicken broth into the pot and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute or until soup begins to thicken.
- Reduce heat to low and stir in chicken.
- Simmer until heated through and vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in parsley.
Notes
Yield: 6 cups/4 servings
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Serve this soup in bread bowls
- Top bowls of soup with our homemade croutons
- Add chopped potato when cooking the vegetables
- Stir in ½ cup cooked rice when you add the chicken
- This soup is so thick and creamy and will be delicious when served over a baked potato
- Substitute dried basil for the dried Italian seasoning
- Substitute cooked chicken for the rotisserie chicken
- Substitute ½ teaspoon salt for the 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- For a richer soup you can use half and half in place of the evaporated milk
Nutrition
Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 1530mg | Potassium: 575mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 5616IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg