Cream of Chicken and Artichoke Soup Recipe

Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• lemon
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, or as needed
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup diced tomatoes (Optional)
• 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 1 russet potato, diced
• 1 small carrot, diced
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• 2 green onions, chopped
• cup chopped mushrooms
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• cup white cooking wine
• 2 fully cooked chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 pinch ground black pepper

Directions

1. Heat the chicken broth and water in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Squeeze the juice of the lemon into the mixture and stir. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
2. While the broth mixture is heating, heat the vegetable oil in a grill pan over medium-high heat. Add the diced red bell pepper and grill until it softens, about 3 to 5 minutes. Once grilled, transfer the red bell pepper to the stockpot.
3. Add the diced tomatoes, artichokes, potato, carrot, celery, green onions, mushrooms, and garlic to the stockpot. Increase the heat to high and bring the mixture to a boil. Let it cook until the vegetables become soft, which should take around 15 minutes.
4. Stir in the heavy whipping cream and white cooking wine. Continue to cook for another 2 minutes, allowing the flavors to blend together.
5. Carefully fill a blender halfway with the vegetable-broth mixture from the stockpot. Cover the blender with the lid and hold it down with a potholder. Pulse a few times before blending the mixture until smooth. Pour the pureed mixture into a separate pot.
6. Repeat the process with the remaining vegetable-broth mixture, blending it in batches and transferring each batch into the separate pot.
7. Once all of the vegetable-broth mixture has been pureed, pour it back into the original stockpot. Add the bite-sized pieces of cooked chicken and ground black pepper. Stir to combine.
8. Heat the soup over medium heat and bring it to a gentle simmer. Let it cook for 5 more minutes, until it's heated through and ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.