The easiest and tastiest potato soup recipe there is! cheesey & creamy! Add your favorite kind of cheese crumbles, scallions that have been diced, and cooked bacon bits on top.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 26 mins |
| Total Time: | 46 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 ¼ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast, cubed
- 5 potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 carrot, sliced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- water to cover
- 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add chicken and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add potatoes, carrot, and onion; cook and stir until vegetables begin to soften, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Stir tomato paste into the saucepan and season with salt and pepper. Pour enough water to cover and continue to simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 408 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 54 g |
| Cholesterol | 81 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 8 g |
| Protein | 34 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 186 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This recipe seemed rather bland, so we spiced it up with lots of paprika, fresh basil and a splash of red wine. We also used less chicken, more tomatoe paste, 3 carrots instead of 1 and chicken stock vs water. Turned out to be a very quick, tasty and healthy meal which we would make again! We only wished we had thought of some hearty rye bread …
It’s great! Use chicken broth or a bouillon cube instead of plain water. I used chicken thighs (they don’t dry out as easily as breast). I also added garlic and a little bit of celery. You can add red bell pepper (as my mom does) as well. I also like to precook the carrots/celery as I like them really soft. This is a classic dish.
The only change I made is that I used drumsticks instead of boneless chicken breasts. I thought the recipe was good but I feel it lacked a little bit of seasoning.
A very simple recipe made with readily-available ingredients, this hit the spot on a cold day in February. I brined the chicken breast earlier in the day (so into this now!); substituted dried parsley; added some dried thyme; and used some turkey stock I had on hand for part of the liquid. It was delicious!