CREAMY CHICKEN & POTATO SOUP

Creamy Chicken & Potato Soup image

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 small onion, diced
2 Tablespoons butter (or bacon grease if you want more flavor)
2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 cup chopped carrots (around 3 whole carrots)
3 potatoes, cut into bite sized pieces
1 cup cubed precooked chicken (rotisserie chicken works great)
1 Tablespoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon season salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 (15.25 ounce) can corn
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 cup milk, any percentage
1/4 cup flour
1/2 pound diced bacon cooked (optional)

Steps:

In a large pot, saute onion in the butter. Once onions are translucent and cooked through, add chicken broth, carrots, potatoes and chicken. Bring to a boil, put lid on pot and lower temperature to a simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add parsley, salt, pepper and corn. Mix well. If adding bacon, add it here. In a separate bowl blend cream cheese with hand mixer. Add 1/2 cup of soup broth to cream cheese mixture a little at a time, blending after each addition. This will help cream cheese from curdling and turn your cream cheese into a liquid mixture. Add cream cheese mixture to soup, stir. In same cream cheese bowl, add flour and milk 1/4 cup at a time until well blended. Add this to soup. Serve immediately. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes until mixture thickens slightly.