Bills Creamy Shredded Chicken Soup Food

CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-6 quart Dutch oven over moderate heat, melt the butter in oil. Add the chicken and lightly brown, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• Add the stock, carrots, celery, onion, rice, parsley, salt, and pepper. Cover, bring to a simmer over low heat, then cook until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Blend cornstarch into the half n half with a whisk. Add nutmeg, and whisk again. Stir slowly into the simmering soup. cook, stirring, until the soup returns to a simmer and thickens, about a minute more.

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP (BILL'S STYLE)

Steps:

• Put chicken, carrots, celery & onions into the pot and add water until the chicken is covered.
• Bring to a boil and add season salt.
• Boil until chicken is done.
• Remove chicken and cool.
• Remove meat from the bones, chop it and put it back into the pot with the chicken broth.
• Bring to a boil add noodles, peas and season salt to taste.
• Boil until noodles are done.
• Enjoy!

BILL'S CREAMY SHREDDED CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Gradually stir in flour to form a paste. Slowly add milk, mixing continually. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add shredded chicken, chicken broth, sour cream, salt-free seasoning blend, pepper, garlic powder, and celery seed; bring to a rolling boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Stir in cubed chicken and heat for 10 minutes. Add cornstarch and thicken to desired consistency. Adjust seasonings.

SHREDDED CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook chicken breasts on a grill until just done, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Shred chicken and place in a mixing bowl.
• In a small bowl, mix together 1 teaspoon of tapioca starch, light soy sauce and Chinese cooking wine.
• Pour mixture over shredded chicken, mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, soak Chinese mushrooms until soft.
• Shred or cut mushrooms very thin.
• In a large saucepan, add 5 cups of water; bring to boil.
• Add marinated chicken and marinate, shredded bamboo shoots, chopped green onion, shredded ginger root, and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add chicken soup base, salt, sugar, dark soy sauce, sesame seed oil, white pepper and Accent.
• Cook for 3 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix together tapioca starch and 1/3 cup water until smooth.
• While soup is still boiling, add tapioca starch mixture to soup, stirring constantly until soup thickens slightly.

GREEK LEMON CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-quart Dutch oven, combine chicken broth and cream of chicken soup, mixing until well blended.
• Stir in rice, chicken, lemon juice and rind.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat.
• Cover; simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until rice is tender.

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.