Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Easy cream of chicken soup

This soup takes not much more time that opening a can, so I like it, and it is home made.

Get a couple frozen raw chicken pieces, (I prefer boneless breast of chicken tenders and usually about 4)
Get a cooking pot, put the chicken in, and fill it up with water ( about an inch from the top so it doesn't boil over )
Season the water with some seasoning salt, some garlic powder, and some onion powder.
(you can add in cayenne too if you want it spicy )
Boil til the chicken pieces are cooked, take the chicken pieces out of the water to cool on a plate.

Now take your broth, and in it you can add in other nice things like small diced potato, or some dried rice, or broccoli, keep the water boiling and cook your taters/rice/broccoli ( if you added them) til done.
Now, take your cooled chicken, and ( wash your hands well first ) then Squish it up, til its all broken apart and shredded, then set it aside.
In a skillet, add in some butter, ( about half stick, or so ) melt it down and add in some flour, and toast the flour making a rue.
Semi dangerous part coming up here; Your hot rue, and your hot boiling broth, needs to be added together so I suggest a long wooden spoon, wear oven mitts and don't stand over your pot. Take your skillet and the wooden spoon, scrape into the pot of broth, the rue, and stir stir stir!
Let the pot of broth begin to thicken all nice and bubbly, you can add in a small amount of milk or soy milk, into it now to make it creamier.
Add in your shredded chicken, stir, and you can serve as is, or, turn the burner off, and add in half a cup or so of frozen peas.
They will brighten up the soup and make it pretty, and make it good.

Make a nice sandwich to go with it, and there ya go!