Homemade Chicken Soup

 

Welcome!

In this post, I am sharing a basic recipe for homemade chicken soup.  This soup uses milk instead of cream, making it  a lighter and healthier version that still maintains the creamy texture and flavor of traditional creamy chicken soup.  

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup 1% milk
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 cups cooked, shredded chicken

Instructions:

• In a large stockpot, melt butter over Medium heat.  Add flour - 1 tablespoon at a time - stirring to incorporate.  Let the mixture cook for about 2 minutes or until mixture is bubbly and golden.
• Add chicken broth.  Increase the heat to Medium High to bring soup to a boil.  Once the soup begins to boil, quickly reduce the heat to Medium so that the soup can simmer for 5 minutes.  
• Add milk, salt, pepper, chicken, and Parmesan cheese.  Stir to blend.  Allow the soup to simmer for an additional 5 minutes to warm all ingredients.   

Serves: 4

• This soup provides 4 (1 cup) servings.

What to serve with the soup?

• This soup pairs nicely with salad and a piece of bread.