Simple Chicken Potato Soup Food

CREAMY CHICKEN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in broth and potatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir in the chicken, salt and pepper. , Combine flour and fat-free milk until smooth; stir into saucepan. Add evaporated milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Sprinkle with parsley and chives.

CHICKEN AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the chicken 10 minutes, or until evenly browned and juices run clear.
• Mix the onion into pot with the chicken. Mix in potatoes, carrots, peas, and corn. Pour in milk an enough water to cover all ingredients. Season with hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and continue cooking 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender.

CHICKEN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Season chicken with seasoned salt and pepper.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Cook chicken until no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes.
• Add onion to pot and cook until almost translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until slightly browned, about 2 minutes more.
• Stir broth, water, celery, carrots, and potatoes into the pot. Cook until carrots and potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, and cayenne.

SIMPLE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Put the bones and carcass from a leftover chicken (they can be in pieces) in a large pot. Cover with the broth and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Skim any foam or fat from the broth with a ladle as necessary.
• Remove the bones and carcass with tongs or a slotted spoon; set aside to cool. Add the carrots, celery, onion and bay leaf to the broth, bring back to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are about half cooked (they will still have resistance when tested with a knife but be somewhat pliable when bent), about 10 minutes. Stir in the rice (to keep it from sticking to the bottom), and cook until the grains are just al dente, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, when the carcass and bones are cool enough to handle, pick off the meat, and shred it into bite-size pieces.
• When the rice is done, add the meat to the broth and simmer until warmed through, about 1 minute. Stir in the parsley, and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt or more to taste. Serve hot.

CHICKEN POTATO SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• 1.Place broth, skim milk, onion, two potatoes, and rosemary into the Vitamix container and secure lid.
• 2.Select Variable 1.
• 3.Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
• 4.Blend for 4-5 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from the vented lid.
• 5.Reduce speed to Variable 3 and remove the lid plug.
• 6.Add spinach and reserved potato through the lid plug opening and blend until potato is chopped, about 10 seconds.
• 7.Drop in chicken and blend for an additional 5 seconds.
• For recipe variation, use vegetable bouillon cubes and omit chicken stock to make this recipe suitable for vegetarian diets.

CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Melt the butter over medium-high heat in a large soup pot. Add the onions, garlic, and bay leaf, cook stirring occasionally until the onions are slightly soft, about 3 minutes. Add the sweet potatoes and cook until soft around the edges, another 2 minutes. Scatter the flour over the vegetables and stir until the flour is absorbed into the mixture, 1 minute.
• 2. Add the broth to the pot, whisking until smooth. Bring the soup to a boil over high heat and season with 2 teaspoons salt and some pepper. Once the soup boils, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
• 3. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, stir into the soup and cook until just cooked through, about 4 minutes. Add the cilantro and divide the soup into 4 serving bowls. Top each soup with sour cream and chipotle hot sauce as desired. Serve.

AJIACO (COLOMBIAN CHICKEN, POTATO AND CORN SOUP)

Steps:

• In a 5-quart pot, combine the chicken, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 8 cups water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and skim any foam or impurities from the top. Add the onion, garlic, bay leaf, cilantro stems and scallion whites. Simmer, partially covered, until the chicken is tender and releases easily when pierced with a knife, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a bowl to cool, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile make the aji sauce: In a food processor, combine the scallion greens, hot sauce, tomatoes, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 cup of the cilantro leaves and pulse to a coarse sauce. Set aside. (Alternatively, the ingredients can be chopped by hand and stirred to combine.)
• Add the potatoes to the soup along with 1 1/4 teaspoons salt. Cover, bring back to a simmer and simmer another 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, remove the chicken meat from the bones and shred with your hands or 2 forks (discard the bones and skin). Set aside.
• Add the corn to the soup and cook until the corn and potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chicken meat back to the soup and return the soup to a simmer. Add salt if needed.
• Divide the soup among 6 bowls and serve with sliced avocado, sour cream, capers, aji sauce and remaining cilantro leaves.

UNBELIEVABLY EASY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and cube potatoes.
• Put in a saucepan along with the onions and celery.
• Add water, but don't quite cover the vegetables.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover and simmer for 25 minutes, or until all of the vegetables are very tender.
• Using a potato masher, coarsely crush the potatoes, but don't mash them--you want chunks left.
• Add enough milk or cream to thin to desired thickness and add salt& pepper to taste.
• (It will take a lot of salt!).

CHICKEN, POTATO, AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken, water, and chicken broth in a large, heavy stockpot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer until liquid has reduced by about half, chicken is no longer pink at the bone, and the juices run clear, about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Remove chicken and allow to cool. Strain stock and set aside.
• Add butter to the stockpot and melt over medium heat. Add leeks and saute until browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in cream, potatoes, and reserved stock; cook at a simmer for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile debone the chicken and dice the meat.
• Add diced chicken to the soup and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes more.

CHICKEN, SPINACH, AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken thighs, chicken stock, and water to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue simmer in until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. Remove the chicken thighs, and set aside to cool. Reserve the broth.
• While the thighs are cooling, heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the potatoes, then strain the reserved cooking liquid into the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes.
• Cut the cooked chicken into cubes and add to the simmering potatoes. Cook for 5 minutes, then stir in the garbanzo beans, spinach, and roasted pepper; simmer 10 more minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese before serving.

CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*F/200*C. Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper and place skin side down in a roasting pan.
• Cook 30 to 35 minutes or until just done. Juices should run clear.
• Remove from the pan and cool until easy to handle. Remove the skin and discard. Pull the meat from the bones and shred into bite sized pieces.
• Melt the butter and olive oil together and add the onions and shallots. Cook and stir about 15 minutes until softened. Add the bell pepper and red chilli and continue to cook and stir about 5 minutes longer. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, stirring.
• Add the chicken broth, shredded chicken, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, dried marjoram leaves, bay leaves, salt and pepper and stir until combines. Bring to a low boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, about 1 hour, until the potatoes are tender and flavours have developed. Skim any fat off the top as it cooks.
• Discard the bay leaves. Taste for seasoning, adding additional salt and pepper if needed. Serve in hot bowls with a dollop of sour cream on top of each. Sprinkle fresh herbs on top.

MEXICAN CHICKEN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F Place peppers on foil-lined baking sheet. Roast for 20 minutes or until blackened, turning occasionally. Wrap peppers up in foil to steam. Let stand 15 minutes. Remove skin and seeds from peppers and chop.
• Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, ground cumin and cumin seed. Saute 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, reserved peppers, corn, potatoes and chicken. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Serve with baked corn tortilla strips, avocado, and cilantro, if desired.
• *May substitute 1 (4-oz.) can diced green chiles.

CHICKEN, SWEET POTATO AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat chicken stock and sweet potato in a stockpot over high heat. Cook until sweet potato is soft enough to pierce with a fork, about 10 minutes. Stir in spinach, chicken, and garlic; simmer until spinach is wilted and broth is reduced slightly, 10 to 15 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

CHEAP & EASY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and dice potatoes (the smaller you dice, the faster they cook).
• Place in pan with enough water to cover potatoes.
• Cover and cook potatoes until done.
• Drain water and return to pan.
• With a potato masher, mash 1/2 of the potatoes (this will serve as your thickener).
• Add cream of celery and milk. Stir and heat on low, stirring frequently until desired temperature is reached.
• Serve with fresh chopped onion and a sprinkle of ground red pepper if desired. (this really makes it yummy).

CHICKEN, POTATO, AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon and oil together in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp and browned, about 8 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain, leaving the fat in the saucepan.
• Add the chicken to the fat, skin side down.
• Cook until the skin is deeply browned, about 4 minutes.
• Turn and cook the other side until lightly browned, about 2 minutes; transfer to a plate.
• Pour off any fat in the saucepan.
• Add the butter to the saucepan and return to medium heat.
• Add the leeks and cook, stirring occasionally, scraping up any browned bits in the bottom of the saucepan, until tender, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in the stock with the potato and thyme.
• Return the chicken to the saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Decrease heat to medium-low; simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the potato is tender, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to the cutting board; remove the skin and bones and coarsely chop the meat; set aside.
• Add the cream to the soup and heat until piping hot, but do not boil.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In batches, puree the soup in a blender and return to the saucepan.
• Serve hot, topping each serving with some of the chicken and bacon.