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Creamy Basil Chicken Soup

by ynaffit on November 1, 2009 in Creamy Soups, Slow Cooker, Soups

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Recipe Description

A warm creamy soup version of the popular dish for those cold winter nights!

Preparation Instructions

1. In a skillet, stir fry carrots, basil, and onions in extra virgin olive oil until onions are faintly brown and aromatic.
2. In a soup pot or crock pot, add veggies, chicken broth and chicken.
3. On the stovetop, bring soup to a full boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, until chicken is cooked.
4. Or, in a crock pot, cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
5. Just before serving, melt cream cheese in the microwave or on the stovetop until melted all the way through, and mix well into the broth with cream or half-and-half.
6. Serve soup over 1/2 cup cooked rice or noodles in the bottom of the bowl.
7. Garnish with fresh Parmesan and serve with extra bread on the side for dipping!

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 whole Carrot, Peeled And Shredded
12 loaves Basil, Chopped, Or 2 Tablespoons Dried
¼ cups Diced Onion
32 ounces, fluid Chicken Broth
4 pieces Chicken Breasts, Trimmed Of Fat
8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Melted
1 pint Heavy Cream Or Half-and-Half
2 cups Cooked Noodles Or Rice
1 container Fresh Grated Parmesan, To Garnish

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ynaffit on 11.4.2009

Forgive me, the cooking times do not correlate! Let it simmer at least 10 minutes, prefereably a little longer.

patberard on 11.4.2009

Oh my was this delicious. We had it tonight and I thought a fight might break out over the last bowl. Thanks for a great recipe!

jcull on 12.18.2009

I found this kind of bland, and the chicken dried out immensely. Perhaps the addition of some garlic to the onion and carrot, and some seasoned salt with the cream cheese and cream would improve it, as well as searing the chicken before adding to the broth.

ynaffit on 12.20.2009

Yes, I should have written down the instruction to sear it all together in the beginning. I’m not so good at writing the specific steps, I am a pinata-style cook. Throw it all together, you know! But it’s an easily adaptable recipe…. It doesn’t have to be just carrots and onions, you could add garlic, as you suggested, potatoes, even gnocchi or rice after the soup is heated through! Cooking it in the crockpot also brings out a lot of the flavors.

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