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Creamy Crack Chicken Soup
By JustGoodFood
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Added 13 days ago
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Updated 4 days ago
Easy
Dinner
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total: 25 mins
Serves 10
Ingredients (for 10 servings)
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4.0 slice Bacon
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1.0 tbsp Butter
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1.0 whole Yellow Onion
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3.0 tsp Garlic Paste
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6.0 cup Chicken Broth
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0.5 tsp Garlic Powder
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0.5 tsp Onion Powder
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0.5 tsp Dried Dill Weed
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0.5 tsp Dried Chives
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0.5 tbsp Salt
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1.0 piece Bay Leaf
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4.0 cup Chicken Breast
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8.0 oz Cream Cheese
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1.0 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
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3.0 cup Baby Spinach
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0.25 cup Heavy Cream
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1.0 unit Green Onions
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0.5 tbsp Ground Black Pepper
Note: Items with are common pantry items.
Nutrition Estimates (*estimated per serving)
233.0
Calories
19.9g
Protein
2.9g
Carbs
16.0g
Fat
0.7g
Fiber
1.2g
Sugar
1.0mg
Sodium
Nutrition information is estimated based on ingredient data and will vary depending on preparation methods, portion size, and specific brands used.
Description
Delicious soup loaded with flavor! Perfect recipe to use leftover chicken.
Instructions
Prep Soup
- Cook chicken breast and shred four cups.
- Cook diced bacon to a crisp in a Dutch Oven or soup pot.
- Remove bacon from pot with a slotted spoon, leaving bacon grease in the pot.
- Sauté the aromatics.
- Add butter to the pot and melt over medium-high heat.
- Stir in onions and cook for 3 minutes; then stir in garlic and cook for 20 seconds.
- Stir in the broth and season the soup.
- Add chicken broth and scrape up all the browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
- Season with garlic powder, onion powder, dill weed, chives, salt, and pepper.
Cook
- Add bay leaf and bring to a boil; lower heat to medium-low and cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir in shredded chicken and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add cream cheese and whisk it continuously until completely melted and combined.
- Stir in the shredded cheese; whisk until melted and thoroughly combined.
- Stir in the spinach and cream.
- Add baby spinach and cook for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the heavy cream and cook for 1 minute.
Season
- Taste the soup for seasonings and adjust accordingly.
- Remove the bay leaf.
Serve
- Remove your crack chicken soup from the heat and top it with sliced green onions and previously prepared bacon before serving.
Nutrition Estimates (*estimated per serving)
233.0
Calories
19.9g
Protein
2.9g
Carbs
16.0g
Fat
0.7g
Fiber
1.2g
Sugar
1.0mg
Sodium
Nutrition information is estimated based on ingredient data and will vary depending on preparation methods, portion size, and specific brands used.