Description
A creamy and hearty loaded broccoli chicken soup packed with tender potatoes, cheddar cheese, and crispy beef bacon. It’s a one-pot meal that tastes just like a baked potato.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs yellow baby new potatoes, quartered
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 2 large heads broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces
- 8 oz reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 6 cups unsalted chicken broth
- 2 medium scallions, sliced (separate parts)
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/4 cup cooked beef bacon, crumbled
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1.5 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper
Instructions
- Slice the scallions, keeping the white/light green parts separate from the dark green tops. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat and cook the onion and light scallion parts until soft, about 2 minutes.
- Add the potatoes, flour, garlic powder, and onion powder to the pot, stirring to coat the vegetables. Pour in the broth, bring to a boil over high heat, then cover and reduce heat to medium, cooking until potatoes are tender (about 12 minutes).
- Lower the heat to medium-low and add the broccoli florets. Cover and cook for another 4 minutes until the broccoli is bright green and tender.
- Stir in the shredded chicken, cream cheese, heavy cream, salt, and pepper. Cook while stirring until the cream cheese fully melts and the soup is hot throughout.
- Serve immediately topped with cheddar cheese, sour cream, beef bacon crumbles, and the reserved dark green scallions.
Notes
This recipe traditionally uses pork bacon, but I’ve substituted beef bacon for equally delicious results.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cooling Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cups
- Calories: 490
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 640mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
Keywords: loaded broccoli chicken soup, creamy chicken soup, potato broccoli soup, one pot soup, cozy dinner recipe