Creamy chicken pot pie soup loaded with celery, peas, carrots and potatoes makes great comfort food as the weather gets cooler.
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I’ve been craving lots of warm soups lately with the chilly weather we’ve been getting here.
Chicken pot pie is the ultimate comfort food and this creamy, chunky soup version is loaded with chicken, potatoes, peas, carrots and celery in every bite.
The great thing about soups is you can swap out the ingredients and vegetables to suit your taste.
Serve it along with your favorite biscuits or crackers.
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Or if you already have an extra baked pie crust handy, you can certainly serve the soup inside as well.
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This soup comes together fairly quickly if you are using leftover chicken or even turkey meat, especially if you have leftovers from Thanksgiving.
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- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 medium potatoes peeled and cubed
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 celery ribs chopped
- 2 medium carrots chopped
- 1 cup peas
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1 cup frozen or fresh peas
- 2 cups homemade chicken broth or 1-15 oz can low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 1/2 cups milk of your choice
- 1 teaspoon fresh parsley finely chopped (can substitute with dried)
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme finely chopped (can substitute with dried)
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh rosemary finely chopped (can substitute with dried)
- 1 bay leaf
- salt and ground pepper to taste
- In a large Dutch oven or pot, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook for about 3 minutes until fragrant.
- Add the celery and carrots and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Stir in the flour whisking constantly until blended.
- Gradually whisk in chicken broth and milk.
- Add the potatoes, parsley, thyme, rosemary, bay leaf and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a gentle boil, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Stir in shredded chicken and peas and cook just until heated through.
- Remove bay leaf and serve warm with your favorite biscuits or crackers or in a baked pie crust.
Adapted from: Food Network
Tiffany | baking at tiffanys -
I definitely love soup for this time of year! This sounds comforting and perfect for the cooler weather. Fun idea to put in pie crust too. It’s making me hungry thinking of it now 🙂
Kelly -
I agree, soup is so comforting this time of year when the weather is cooler. Thanks for stopping by Tiffany and hope you enjoy the rest of your day 🙂
Cailee @ http://hellohealthyeating.com -
What a great idea!! It’s like your having chicken pot pie… but if you want to make it gluten free just don’t add a crust!! Thanks for sharing! I love satisfying soups this time of year!
Kelly -
Thanks Cailee, soups are so comforting this time of year and hehe yes the crust is definitely optional 🙂 Hope you’re enjoying your weekend so far!
ashley - baker by nature -
I love this soup spin on pot pie!
Kelly -
Thanks Ashley hope you have a great weekend 🙂
Rachel @the dessert chronicles -
Love the idea of making chicken pot pie in soup form. Definitely an ideal dinner for a cold winter night!
Kelly -
Thanks Rachel, soup is definitely great to warm up with on a cold night 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Amy Tong -
I really love the comforting flavor of a chicken pot pie. Turning it into a soup is genius. So perfect for the chilling weather. 🙂
Kelly -
Thanks so much Amy and hope you have a great weekend 🙂