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Chicken Alfredo Soup

Brandi C

Chicken Alfredo Soup

Chicken Alfredo Soup

Just go ahead and slap your mama. Dang, it. This Chicken Alfredo Soup is now tied for first place for Big Daddy. The other two are Easy White Chicken Chili with Cream Cheese and Pizza Soup Recipe. Frankly, I am impressed with myself.

Ingredients

3 cans of chicken, drained (feel free to use chicken breasts because you can use the broth)

Seasoning

Onion

Garlic

3/4 c. butter

3/4 c. flour

1 c. heavy cream

Sour Cream

Chicken bouillon

Water

Parmesan

Mozzarella

Pasta

Directions

Saute up the cut-up onion and garlic in butter. Once sauteed, add in your flour and cook that down a bit. Get your whisk out and add 2 c. water. Whisk that all in really well. Now, I wish I could tell you how much chicken bouillon I used, but I used that paste. I think I did about 2 Tbsps. Sprinkle with your seasoning.

Once that is incorporated, add more water and keep stirring. I did this in my Instant Pot on saute mode, by the way. You will notice your “roux” is getting thicker. I think I did about 5 c. water. You can adjust accordingly. Add your chicken and parmesan.

Moving On

Let’s talk pasta real quick. I used bowtie pasta. I brought my water to a boil in my pot (not the instant pot). Once it came to a boil, I seasoned it and added my pasta. Drain and then add to your roux.

Next time, I might use a couple of boxes of Ditalini pasta or maybe cut up fettucini. The bowties were fine and good, but I think I want a smaller type, like a small rigatoni. Ugh, I need to go and look at all the types or make my own. Do you know what would be good? Putting in cheese tortellini. Cause, yum!

Anyway

Once I got all that in the pot, I added the heavy and sour cream. If you cook this in an instant pot, you must keep stirring because it will start to burn on the bottom. Baby it! In the end, I added about 2 cups (I know, I know) of mozzarella. Keep tasting to adjust the seasoning. Remember, you can always add seasoning, but you can’t take it out if you put too much in there. Start small and add as you like!

Dang, this was good. Had my Oak been here, I would’ve slapped her face 🙂 Then, she would have slapped me back, LOL.

 

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Zuppa Toscana Soup

Brandi C

Zuppa Toscana Soup

ZUPPA TOSCANA SOUP

Cook sausage, garlic, onion, bacon, seasoning, and red pepper flakes in a soup pot until browned. Pour a little chicken broth into your pot and scrape the bits on the bottom of the pan.

Add the rest of your chicken broth and water.

Add your potatoes and cover on medium heat to get your potatoes tender.

Once potatoes are fork-tender, add the heavy whipping cream and let simmer.

About 5 minutes before serving, stir in your spinach. Let the spinach cook down and serve with parmesan sprinkled on top.

Note:

You can replace the bacon with bacon bits. Also, you can return the potatoes with cauliflower to make them more keto-friendly. Now with me, I use more parmesan because I love cheese. I mean, I love it a lot. There are times when I add another pound of sausage and fewer potatoes.

Zuppa Toscana is one of those comfort meals that warms you from the inside out. It’s perfect on cold days or when you just need something cozy. The flavor combo of sausage, bacon, garlic, and cream is hard to beat. You can absolutely tweak it to fit whatever lifestyle or dietary need you’re working with. I’ve even made it dairy-free before by using coconut milk instead of cream—it changes the flavor slightly, but it still works in a pinch. Sometimes I throw in mushrooms or zucchini for an extra veggie kick. This soup also freezes really well, so double the batch and save some for later!

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