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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Creamy Chicken & Vegetable Soup

    Healthy Creamy Chicken & Vegetable Soup

    Published: Jun 17, 2019 · Modified: Jul 6, 2022 by Lucy · This post may contain affiliate links · 13 Comments

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    A healthy Creamy Chicken & Vegetable Soup made with absolutely no-cream! The perfect cold and flu fighting soup during winter!

    A healthy Creamy Chicken & Vegetable Soup made with absolutely no-cream! The perfect cold and flu fighting soup during winter...

    A healthy Creamy Chicken & Vegetable Soup made with absolutely no-cream! The perfect cold and flu fighting soup during winter!

    Who ever said that a creamy soup couldn't be healthy?? This creamy chicken and vegetable soup recipe blows that idea out of the water! Packed full of delicious vegetables and chicken in the creamiest soup base... but it's made without any cream at all!!!

    A cup of creamy soup with a spoon.

    Ingredients for a creamy chicken and vegetable soup

    • olive oil and butter - for sautéing 
    • vegetables - I used carrot, celery, capsicum, onion, leek, corn and baby spinach but you can use absolutely any other vegetables you like
    • chicken - grab a cooked BBQ chicken from the supermarket and you're all set! Otherwise, you can use any cooked chicken breast or thighs that have been shredded/chopped
    • flavourings - garlic, thyme, salt and pepper
    • soup base - liquid chicken stock and milk
    • plain flour - to thicken the soup
    • croutons (optional) - for serving
    A plate of vegetables for chicken soup.

    Healthy Creamy Chicken & Vegetable Soup Recipe

    Step 1 - Saute the vegetables

    Heat butter and oil in a large saucepan and saute the vegetables for a few minutes or until softened. 

    Step 2 - Thicken with plain flour

    The trick to getting the consistency of this soup nice and thick (without using cream), is to coat the sautéed vegetables in plain flour and allowing it to cook for 1 minute before slowly adding the liquid. 

    Step 3 - Add the cooked chicken

    One of the best things about this soup recipe is that you can save yourself SO much time by using a cooked BBQ chicken from the supermarket. You can of course, cook your own chicken (breast, thighs or tenderloins) or use up some leftovers that you have in the fridge. 

    A BBQ chicken ready for creamy soup.

    Step 4 - Simmer for 20 minutes

    Add the liquid chicken stock, milk and corn kernels and cook over a low heat for 20 minutes. 

    Step 5 - Add the garnishing and serve

    Stir through the baby spinach, season with salt and pepper and serve with crunchy croutons. 

    A pot of creamy chicken and vegetable soup.

    How to make a creamy soup without using cream

    Whether you're conscious of calories or just don't like cream, you don't need to miss out on deliciously hearty, creamy winter soups!

    To get a thick and creamy soup without cream involves just a couple of simple steps!

    • coat the sautéed vegetables with plain flour and allow to cook for 1 minute (don't worry if the plain flour sticks to the bottom of the saucepan) - this step will help the soup to thicken
    • add just a small amount of liquid chicken stock to start - you want the flour-coated vegetables to soak up the liquid and slowly dissolve the flour. Add a little bit more and once all of the flour has dissolved, add the remaining liquid chicken stock and milk
    • you can use either full fat milk or light milk in this recipe - both are delicious!
    Vegetables in a cup of creamy soup with croutons.

    How to store homemade chicken soup

    As much as I love a fresh batch of soup, I feel like it always tastes even better reheated the next day!

    Store the cooked soup in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 days. Reheat properly before consuming. 

    If you would like to store the soup longer than 2 days, freeze for up to 3 months and then reheat thoroughly before serving. 

    A spoonful of creamy chicken and vegetable soup.
    Croutons on top of chicken and vegetable soup.

     

    More healthy winter soup recipes

    Click here to check out some more of my favourite healthy winter soups!

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    A healthy Creamy Chicken & Vegetable Soup made with absolutely no-cream! The perfect cold and flu fighting soup during winter!

    Creamy Chicken & Vegetable Soup

    A healthy Creamy Chicken & Vegetable Soup made with absolutely no-cream! The perfect cold and flu fighting soup...
    5 from 9 votes
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    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: Healthy Soup
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes
    Servings: 6 serves
    Calories: 446kcal
    Author: Lucy - Bake Play Smile

    Ingredients

    • 50 g butter
    • 30 g olive oil
    • ½ onion diced
    • 1 leek diced
    • 2 tsp minced garlic
    • 2 carrots diced
    • 2 celery sticks diced
    • 1 red capsicum diced
    • 1 tsp dried thyme
    • 75 g (½ cup) plain flour
    • 3 cups chicken stock liquid
    • 3 cups milk
    • 200 g cooked chicken shredded - see notes
    • 1 cup corn kernels
    • 100 g baby spinach
    • salt and pepper, to season
    • 100 g croutons to serve, optional
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Heat the butter and olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the diced onion, leek and minced garlic and saute for 2-3 minutes or until softened. 
    • Add the chopped carrots, celery, red capsicum and thyme and saute for a further 3 minutes.
    • Add the plain flour and mix to coat. Cook for 1 minute. 
    • Add 1 cup of the chicken stock liquid and stir until the flour has dissolved into the broth. 
    • Add the remaining chicken stock liquid, milk, cooked (shredded) chicken and corn kernels. Bring the soup to a low simmer and cook for 20 minutes. 
    • Stir through the baby spinach, season with salt and pepper and serve with croutons. 

    Notes

    Chicken - you can cook and then shred 200g of chicken breasts, thighs or tenderloins. Or to save time, use leftover cooked chicken or a store-bought BBQ chicken. Shred before using.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 446kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 508mg | Potassium: 681mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 6260IU | Vitamin C: 34.9mg | Calcium: 202mg | Iron: 3.2mg
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    1. John

      May 30, 2020 at 9:30 pm

      5 stars
      What a great recipe - so simple and easy to follow. And so many vibrant colours in the finished product. Mine came out looking similar to the pictures.....that doesn't happen often. Thanks Lucy!

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      • Lucy

        May 31, 2020 at 8:55 am

        Oh that's absolutely fantastic to hear!! Thank you!!

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      • kim

        June 17, 2022 at 6:09 pm

        Mine did to which was pretty amazing hahaha

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