Kandi's Cream of Lemon Chicken Soup (crockpot)

Name: Kandi's Cream of Lemon Chicken Soup (crockpot)
Total time: 18000 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large white onion (diced); 2 large carrots (diced); 3 large stalks of celery (diced); 4 cup water; 2 lemons; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 lb chicken breast(s); 4 cup heavy cream (35% cooking cream); 4 tbsp heaping chicken soup base; 4 tbsp heaping flour; 4 large bay leaves intact; 1 tbsp each basil, garlic powder, onion salt

Kandi @cook_2860062

When I was a cook I would make the daily soups based on what needed to get used before going bad. One day it was lemons and chicken breasts, told my boss who said absolutely not: "THAT WOULD BE DISGUSTING!" Naturally, I made it anyways. He came storming into the kitchen after having a bowl raving that it must be made once a week minimum from now on 'cuz it was the best soup he ever had!! :)

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Ingredients

5 hours

10 servings

1large white onion (diced)
2large carrots (diced)
3large stalks of celery (diced)
4 cupwater
2lemons
1 tbspolive oil
1 lbchicken breast(s)
4 cupheavy cream (35% cooking cream)
4 tbspheaping chicken soup base
4 tbspheaping flour
4large bay leaves intact
1 tbspeach basil, garlic powder, onion salt

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Steps

5 hours

1

Add chopped onion, carrots and celery with enough water to cover by an inch or two to crockpot (should be about 1/3rd of the size of your crockpot- adjust recipe accordingly to fit your crockpot)
2

Turn crockpot on high and let cook for 3h or until boiling
3

While veggies are cooking: take the 2 lemons, slice top off of each and gently squeeze juice into small dish (~2 tbsp worth) leaving lemons intact
4

Slice lemons thick, pop seeds out using tip of a knife or a fork, place in ziplock bag in the fridge until later
5

Cut chicken breasts into small cubes
6

Put chicken, olive oil and lemon juice in large ziplock bag, shake, place in fridge (in a container to prevent leaking) until later
7

Once the veggies are boiling (3h), fry chicken over medium heat until white, add to crockpot
8

In a deep mixing bowl add the cream, chicken base, flour, using a hand blender mix until thick and frothy, add to crockpot
9

Continue cooking on high for one hour or until desired thickness
10

Reduce heat to low, add spices (basil, onion salt, garlic powder, bay leaves), continue cooking for another 30 mins
11

Add lemon slices (they'll float on top) continue cooking on low for another 30-45mins, turn off crockpot, remove lemon slices using a slotted spoon (if you leave them longer they will begin to leave a bitter taste to the soup and the lemon taste will overpower the soup)
12

Serve with fresh cracked black pepper (no salt should be needed due to the chicken base), enjoy!

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Kandi @cook_2860062

on January 19, 2015 03:58

Soooo many good recipes out there love to share n try, wish I had time to try all the ones I've favorite-d so far and all those I'm going to favorite! Thx everyone for sharing the love!