Best Florentine Chicken Soup Recipes

CHICKEN AND TORTELLINI FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil; stir in tortellini and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the tortellini are tender yet firm to the bite, about 9 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add paprika, cumin, marjoram, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low. Stir flour into the pot. Whisk in chicken stock slowly until fully blended.
• Bring soup to a boil, stirring frequently until thickened. Add tortellini, chicken, spinach, and heavy cream; stir until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese until melted, 1 to 2 minutes.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in baby spinach.
• Pour chicken broth, diced tomatoes, and lemon juice into the pot. Stir in pepper, oregano, and basil. Bring to a boil; stir in chicken and rice. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors combine, about 30 minutes.

CHICKEN AND POTATO FLORENTINE SOUP (OLIVE GARDEN)

Steps:

• Simmer first 6 ingredients until chicken breasts are tender; remove meat and let cool; drain the solids from the broth and put clear liquid back into the soup pot; chop up chicken into bite size chunks and put back into the broth.
• Add next 10 ingredients to the soup pot and simmer for 45-60 minutes. The potatoes should be fork tender but not mushy.
• Add the fresh spinach and stir; let it wilt into the soup for about 5 minutes.
• Add the cream cheese and the grated mozzarella to the soup pot. Stir frequently until the cheese melts. Be careful that it does not stick to the bottom.
• Ladle into bowls; serve with crusty bread.

FLORENTINE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute the chicken, spinach, red peppers, rosemary, garlic powder and pepper in butter until spinach is wilted. Stir in the broth, Alfredo sauce and pesto; cook for 4-5 minutes or until heated through., Drain pasta and add to the soup. Sprinkle with pine nuts and cheese.

CHICKEN TORTELLINI FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot cook the tortellini according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
• In the same pan combine the broth and Alfredo sauce. You can use store bought broth and Alfredo sauce or homemade. Either way it will turn out great. Stir in the chicken and tomato strips. Heat to boiling and then reduce the heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
• Add the cooked tortellini and spinach. Let it simmer for about 5 minutes to heat through and wilt the spinach.Even after making this I felt that it needed just a little more liquid. So as not to lose the creamy texture I added heavy cream until I got the consistency I was looking for. Milk or broth would also work.
• Sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese and serve with warm garlic bread.

SIMPLE CHICKEN FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook whole chicken breast until browned, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Reduce heat to low; add onion, garlic, sazon seasoning, parsley, celery seeds, salt, and bay leaf. Cook and stir until onion is soft and fragrant, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Stir grape tomatoes into the pot; cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth. Increase heat to high. Return chicken breast to the pot; add cannellini beans, chickpeas, brown rice, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil; cook for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until flavors combine, about 30 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat; stir in spinach until wilted. Transfer chicken to a plate; shred using 2 forks. Stir shredded chicken back into the soup.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces and season with salt & pepper. Heat olive oil in a 2-3 qt saucepan. Add Chicken and cook until no longer pink. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• 2. Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the same pan and add the onion, carrots and celery. Cook for 5 min or until onions are translucent. Add Garlic, Thyme & Cayenne, Salt & Pepper. Cook for another 3 minutes.
• 3. Add flour to the vegetables and cook for 1 minute longer. Add the Chicken stock slowly to mixture. Cook for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender and soup thickens.
• 4. Add the Half & Half & cook and stir until thickened. Add Chicken and Spinach, cooking for another 5-10 min. Check the seasonings and add more Salt, Pepper or Cayenne to taste.

CREAMY CHICKEN FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, salt and pepper; cook, stirring occassionally until the onion is softened, about 7 minutes.
• Add chicken, and spinach; stir for 1 minute. Add cream cheese and stir until melted. Add broth, bring to a simmer, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Serve warm.

CHICKEN FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy bottomed, 3 quart saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add onions and cook until onions are tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
• Stir in flour, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. Cook 1 to 2 minutes.
• Slowly whisk chicken stock into butter/flour mixture. Bring to a boil and cook several minutes until thickened. Add chicken.
• Remove from heat and stir in spinach and heavy cream. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND POTATO FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in Dutch oven. Add onion and garlic; saute until translucent.
• Add broth, water, tomatoes, basil, sugar, Italian seasoning, paprika and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes.
• Peel and thinly slice potatoes. Add to tomatoes and simmer 30-40 minutes, until potatoes are almost tender.
• Add chicken and spinach. Simmer 10-15 minutes.
• Blend 2 cups of soup with half and half and cream cheese. Pour into Dutch oven; blend and heat through.
• Stir in balsamic vinegar.

FLORENTINE CHICKEN AND PIEROGI SOUP

Steps:

• Cook pierogies in boiling water until just thawed, about 3 minutes. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile in a large nonstick pot or Dutch oven, over medium high heat, heat oil. Add chicken pieces, onion and garlic. Stir constantly until chicken is lightly browned, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add flour; stir about 1 minute or until lightly browned. Stir in remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until soup is slightly thickened.
• Stir in thawed pierogies. Continue cooking 2 or 3 minutes or till heated through.

CHICKEN,GNOCCHI,FLORENTINE SOUP

Steps:

• heat skillet and add butter, brown chicken until just golden (it will cook more in the soup) remove and put in stew pot.
• sauté' onions until softened and add garlic until just fragrant (do NOT brown garlic) (set aside with chicken.)
• use chicken stock to deglaze pan, scraping bits off bottom of pan. Add to stewpot.
• add all spices, soups and milk. stir. bring to a simmer
• once hot add gnocchi and stir to separate dumplings (quick note : they are done when they float )
• simmer, stir gently, (be sure to stir the bottom), occasionally to keep from scorching on bottom
• once Gnocchi began to float, stir in spinach.
• if you want a thicker soup : mix 1 part cornstarch to 1 part chicken stock or milk add this mixture a little at a time until desired thickness is achieved.
• salt and Pepper to taste
• serve with crusty bread... enjoy

CHICKEN FLORENTINE SOUP RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and toss with flour to coat each piece. Heat the olive oil in a heavy soup pot. Add shallots and garlic and cook briefly. Add chicken and cook until browned. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon and set aside. Pour the wine into the pot and stir and cook, breaking up any browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Add chicken stock, spinach and chicken. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer for 15 minutes. At this point you can thicken the soup with a flour and water slurry. Once thickened, add cream, and simmer for another 10 minutes before serving.