CREAM OF CHICKEN AND POTATO SOUP

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A wonderfully rich and flavorful soup that combines the richness of cream with chicken meat, potatoes, onions, chives and spices.

Provided by SHANCOCK

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Cream Soup Recipes Cream of Potato Soup Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

½ cup butter
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 onion, chopped
1 bunch chopped fresh chives
2 quarts heavy cream
2 cups water
1 quart milk
3 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons dried thyme
4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into cubes
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the flour until absorbed thoroughly by the butter. Add the onion and chives and saute for 5 minutes. Pour in the cream, water, milk, cumin, salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, thyme, potatoes and chicken. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 1 hour. Remove from heat, let cool slightly, pour into individual bowls and garnish each with parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 939.6 calories, Carbohydrate 32.3 g, Cholesterol 319.4 mg, Fat 82.6 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 20.9 g, SaturatedFat 51.1 g, Sodium 680.6 mg, Sugar 6.3 g