Thursday, August 14, 2014

Creamy Chicken Potato Soup (with veggies too)

Creamy Chicken Potato Soup*
I made this last night for dinner and my husband and I really enjoyed it! We both have had colds so I feel it was perfect for us. I made it dairy and gluten free but you don't have to. I would recommend using the unsweetened almond milk though to cut calories and fat. If you want to make it lower carb, substitute cauliflower instead of potatoes, one head of cauliflower should work.
Ingredients:
2 large chicken breasts (cubed)
2 garlic cloves (pressed)
1/2 white onion (diced)
2 stalks of celery (diced really small)
4 to 5 medium carrots (chopped to 1/2 inch pieces)
5 medium sized yellow potatoes, leave peal for nutrients (cubed to 1 to 2 inch pieces)
1 to 2 cups frozen broccoli
Sea Salt (I didn't measure this so just put some in and add more if you need to)
1 tablespoon parsley
1 tablespoon Paprika
5 tablespoons flour ( I used brown rice flour)
2 Cups low sodium chicken broth
1 to 2 Cups  Unsweetened Almond milk (vanilla or original are fine), start out with one cup
1 Tablespoon of butter or oil of your choice (I use earth balance soy free, dairy free buttery spread)

Directions:
Heat pot over medium heat, place butter, onion, garlic, parsley, paprika, salt, and chicken breasts in pan. Stir around and let cook for a few minutes. Add celery and let cook until chicken is almost done. In another pot (while chicken in cooking) bring water to boil (enough to cover potatoes and carrots). Cook potatoes and carrots until they are soft (but not falling apart). Scoop out about half the potatoes, drain water off, and place them in your blender, add half the almond milk and blend until smooth (but not pasty, and it's ok if some carrots get in there). Pour creamy potatoes, chicken broth and flour in pot with chicken. Stir really well. Scoop carrots out of pot when they are ready and place in chicken pot (it's ok if some water comes with). Add broccoli and stir. You may need to add more liquid depending on how thick you want it. I ended up adding about 1 cup or so of the water from the potato and carrot pot. Let cook until broccoli is done (making sure to stir so it doesn't scorch on bottom).
Eat and Enjoy!

*this is not necessarily low carb so limit how many carbs you eat the rest of the day so you aren't having a carb overload. It's not too bad though and the flavor is sooo good.

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