Spanish Cream Of Chicken Soup With Almonds Food

CREAMY CHICKEN ALMOND SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium heat in large saucepan or Dutch oven. Add onion and celery; cook 5-6 minutes until vegetables are softened.
• Add flour and stir over medium-high heat, making a roux, 3-4 minutes. Add chicken broth and boullion; bring to boil and let thicken, then reduce heat.
• Add tarragon, thyme and pepper; let simmer 10-15 minutes.
• If mixture looks too thin, sprinkle a little flour into it; stir well until flour is incorporated.
• Add chicken breast, mushrooms and almonds; bring to boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat and let simmer 5-10 minutes.
• Before serving, add evaporated milk and let heat through. Season with additional salt and pepper and serve with almonds sprinkled on top, if desired.

ALMOND CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt butter and add soups and milk. Reserve 1 C soup mixture. Add rice to remaining soup mixture. Pour into 9x13 baking dish. Cut chicken breasts into thirds and place on top of rice and soup. Pour remaining cup of soup over all. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, parsley and almonds on top. Bake covered at 350 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours. Check after one hour and stir rice.
• **Sometimes I like to make this with lower fat content. When I do I decrease the amount of rice by 1/2 C, eliminate 1 can of cream of chicken soup and add in the place 1 1/2 C chicken broth and leave out the butter and almonds. It is still very creamy and very tasty. I also use lowfat cream soups.