This homemade cream of chicken soup is a classic comfort food recipe with a wonderful silky and thick texture that is ready to serve in 20 minutes.
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🌟 Why this recipe works
This homemade soup is a delicious and comforting meal that is perfect for colder weather. It's easy to make using pantry ingredients, and the soup is ready to serve in just 20 minutes.
Homemade soups are always the best, and this cream of chicken soup is no exception!
The homemade chicken broth gives the soup a rich and flavorful base, while the addition of milk makes the soup creamy and thick. The shredded chicken adds protein and substance to the soup, making it a complete and satisfying meal.
This homemade cream of chicken soup recipe is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner and can be made in advance and reheated or made fresh and served immediately. Crusty bread is the perfect accompaniment to this soup and makes for a delicious and hearty meal. For more ideas check my collection easy soup recipes with few ingredients and soup recipes with chicken.
Chicken soup is also versatile, and if you want to try other variations of this recipe, we have a few tasty variants for you in the variations section. And if you're looking for other comforting chicken soups, check out our Thai coconut chicken soup, white bean chicken soup, or chicken & vegetable soup.
So why not give this recipe a try tonight? You and your family are sure to love it!
🍽 Key Ingredients
The key to making homemade cream of chicken soup lies in how the sauce is made. The soup is made using common household ingredients and has a creamy texture that's full of flavor.
Chicken - This recipe uses rotisserie chicken to speed up the cooking process.
Base sauce - The base sauce for this soup is a simple mixture of flour, butter, chicken stock, and milk
Vegetables - We like to add carrots and peas to our soup for some color and texture.
Garlic & onion - Minced garlic and onion add flavor to the base sauce.
Seasonings - Salt, black pepper, and thyme add flavor to the soup.
Substitutions
Chicken
If you don't have rotisserie chicken, you can use cooked and shredded chicken breast instead.
Chicken broth
Instead of chicken broth, you could use vegetable broth.
Whole milk
As a 1:1 substitute for milk, you could use half and half for a creamier texture.
Additional spices
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon Herbs de Provence
🔪 How to make
This homemade cream of chicken soup recipe requires few pantry ingredients and takes around half an hour to prepare. The cooking method is easy to follow, and the result will have your family asking for more!
Preparations
- Dice onion and carrots into small pieces.
- Mince garlic.
- Shred rotisserie chicken or chop it into pieces.
Cooking instructions
Step 1
Set a large pot over medium-high heat and add a tablespoon of oil. Add diced onion and minced garlic to the pot and cook for 2 minutes until translucent.
Step 2
Add diced carrots and cook for 1 minute to soften.
Step 3
Next, melt butter in the pot, then add the flour and mix thoroughly until incorporated. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon for 1 minute.
Step 4
Add chicken broth, mixing until the flour mixture is thoroughly incorporated.
Step 5
Pour in the milk, stirring until it becomes incorporated and slightly thickened.
Step 6
Add salt, seasonings, shredded chicken, and peas.
Step 7
Turn the chicken soup to medium-low heat and continue cooking for 4 to 5 minutes.
Step 8
Stir constantly while the soup simmers, as it will thicken as it heats.
Step 9
Once thickened, add more salt and pepper to taste and remove the pot from the heat.
Step 10
Ladle into bowls and serve homemade cream of chicken soup garnished with croutons and fresh thyme if desired.
💭 Cooking tips
Consistency
If you find that your cream of chicken soup is too thick, add more milk or your own chicken broth until it reaches the desired consistency.
📖 Recipe Variations
Although this cream of chicken soup recipe is delicious, you can make it even creamier, a little spicier, and with a delicious crusty pastry topping.
Condensed cream of chicken soup
Adding canned cream of chicken condensed soup will give the soup even more chicken flavor and a creamier texture. You only need to mix one cup of canned condensed soup with the milk. If the soup becomes too thick, just add another ¼ cup of milk or chicken stock.
Cream of chicken curry soup
If you like your food with a bit of spice, an amazing variation to this recipe is with curry spice. A tablespoon of curry powder added to the soup with the other seasonings will give it a yellow-tinted color, a wonderful aroma, and a lovely flavor.
Chicken pot pie soup
This variation adds a homemade pie crust on top of the soup so that you can break it up and dip it. The chicken pot pie soup also combines bacon pieces and potatoes for a heartier more filling soup.
🥗 What to serve with
Homemade cream of chicken soup is perfect on its own or served with some amazing soup toppings. You could also make it a complete meal with some easy side dishes like these suggestions:
Oven-roasted fries
These crispy roasted fries with garlic and rosemary are the perfect side to any soup and are easy to make with 5 ingredients.
Corn nuggets
20 minutes is all you need to make crunchy corn nuggets that are full of flavor and have a soft center. Serve them as a side or with your soup as a meal.
Buttermilk biscuits
Fluffy buttermilk biscuits are a classic southern dish that goes perfectly with any soup. These ones are light, fluffy, and only take 25 minutes to make.
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🙋 Frequently asked questions
Can I use gluten-free flour to make cream of chicken soup?
Yes, you could use a gluten-free flour variant as a 1:1 substitute for normal flour to make the soup base.
Why did my cream of chicken soup recipe turn lumpy?
To avoid lumpy soup, make sure to consistently whisk the flour, milk, and chicken stock until it comes to a smooth consistency, and turn the heat to simmer before it starts to boil. Once it starts to boil, the consistency will turn lumpy.Can I use gluten-free flour to make cream of chicken soup?
🧊 Storing and ♨️ reheating
Homemade cream of chicken soup tastes amazing fresh, prepared, and eaten the next day, or even frozen. It actually tastes better the following day, believe it or not!
Fridge - You can refrigerate leftover cream of chicken soup in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Freezer - If you plan to freeze your cream of chicken soup, make sure to transfer the contents into a freezer-safe container. It will keep for up to 4 months.
Reheating - To reheat leftover homemade cream of chicken soup, simply pour the contents into a medium saucepan over medium heat for 10 minutes until piping hot. Alternatively, you could reheat leftovers in the microwave for 2 minutes using a microwavable bowl.
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👪 Serving size
This homemade cream of chicken soup recipe will provide enough servings for four, but it can easily be scaled to cater to your needs.
Once everyone at your table tastes the delicious flavors of this homemade cream of chicken soup, it will be requested on a regular basis! And because it is so easy to make and uses pantry staples, it is perfect for busy weeknights. Give it a try. I promise you'll love it!
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📋 Recipe
Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 3.5 tablespoons Unsalted butter
- ½ cup Flour
- 1 Garlic clove - minced
- ½ Small brown onion - finely chopped
- 1 Small carrot - diced
- 2 cups Chicken stock - preferably low sodium
- 3 cups Milk - any fat %
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon Dried thyme
- ¾ cup Frozen peas
- 1 cup Cooked chicken - diced or shredded-rotisserie leftover
Instructions
Preparations
- Dice onion and carrots into small pieces.
- Mince garlic.
- Shred rotisserie chicken or chop it into pieces.
Cooking instructions
- Set a large pot over medium-high heat and add a tablespoon of oil. Add diced onion and minced garlic to the pot and cook for 2 minutes until translucent.
- Add diced carrots and cook for 1 minute to soften.
- Next, melt butter in the pot, then add the flour and mix thoroughly until incorporated. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon for 1 minute.
- Add chicken broth, mixing until the flour mixture is thoroughly incorporated.
- Pour in the milk, stirring until it becomes incorporated and slightly thickened.
- Add salt, seasonings, shredded chicken, and peas.
- Turn the chicken soup to medium-low heat and continue cooking for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Stir constantly while the soup simmers, as it will thicken as it heats.
- Once thickened, add more salt and pepper to taste and remove the pot from the heat.
- Ladle into bowls and serve homemade cream of chicken soup garnished with croutons and fresh thyme if desired.
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