Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Creamy Chicken Soup

When I was living as a bachelor, I received a great book as a present: The Big Book of One Pot. It's a collection of recipes that only require a single pot to cook and many are simple but delicious. Here's one of the soups: Chicken & Potato Soup with Bacon from page 51.

The soup from this recipe is good, but the bacon isn't great when having it for left overs. I should have cooked the bacon crispier or cut it into tiny bits.

Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 250 g cooked bacon, chopped
  • 2 leeks, sliced
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 800 g potatoes, roughly peeled and chopped
  • 200 g skinless chicken breast, chopped
  • 4 tbsp heavy cream
  • salt and pepper

Directions
  • Melt butter in pot.
  • Add onion and cook until softened (3 minutes).
  • Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add bacon and leeks and cook for 3 minutes.
  • In a bowl, mix flour with enough stock to make a smooth paste.
  • Stir paste into pan.
  • Cook while stirring for 2 minutes.
  • Add remaining stock.
  • Add potatoes and chicken.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Lower heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Potatoes should be tender and chicken fully cooked.
  • Stir in cream and cook for another 2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and serve immediately.
  • You can garnish with some cooked bacon or fresh parsley.





This post is based on a published recipe. Please be aware that we've bent the recipes to our will. If you'd like the original recipe, have a look at the cook book linked in the post.

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