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This soup is perfectly pleasing for cold winter nights. Give asparagus a try tonight and your taste buds will thank you!
Place chicken, water, bouillon, celery, onion and bay leaf in a Dutch oven or soup kettle. Cover and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken from broth and let it cool. Strain broth to remove vegetables and bay leaf. Remove 1 cup broth and set aside; return remaining broth to Dutch oven or kettle.
While chicken is cooking, prepare the bacon strips and sauteed vegetables. In a skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp.(I used the microwave). Remove bacon; save ALL the drippings for sautéing. Saute carrots, onion and asparagus in drippings over medium heat until crisp-tender.
Add sauted vegetables to the kettle along with the chicken broth, potatoes, salt, thyme and pepper; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Combine flour and reserved 1 cup broth; stir into soup. (I ran this through a strainer first to reduce lumps). Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
Debone chicken and cut into thin strips; add to soup along with cream and parsley. Heat through (do not boil). Sprinkle with bacon just before serving.
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cbunyan on 5.12.2010
This recipe calls for waaay too much liquid! I cut the amount considerably and my veggies still looked lost at sea. Also, there just wasn’t much flavor. The recipe wasn’t bad, it’s just not one I would choose to make again.
labellavita on 3.31.2010
This soup looks wonderful! Thanks, Roz
AlsalsaD on 3.26.2010
Quick question as to the chicken broth: it’s mentioned a few times, I’m assuming that the original amount that you make, listed in the ingredients, is the total amount put in the soup?
periwinkle on 11.30.2009
I made this soup last week and it was beyond fantastic!! Thank you so much for this recipe!
tracyutl on 11.5.2009
I made this soup tonight, and it’s suddenly my favorite! I made it exactly as the recipe stated, except I used chicken thighs because that’s what I had. It was perfect!