There's no need to serve your family canned soup when you can make an easy, quick homemade soup that's delicious, satisfying and comforting. This one is full of flavor with smokey bacon, chicken tenders, noodles, cream cheese, heavy cream and lots of spic
6 slices bacon, cut into small pieces
1 lb. chicken breast tenders
1 T. butter
1 shallot, chopped
3 ribs celery, diced
6 oz. mushrooms, sliced
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 t. salt
1 t. black pepper
1 t. garlic powder
1/2 t. dried thyme
1/2 t. smoked paprika
4 c. chicken stock
12 oz. Reames frozen Homestyle Egg Noodles
8 oz. block cream cheese, cubed
1 c. heavy cream
green onion or chopped parsley, for garnish
In a large pot heated over medium-high heat, cook bacon until crisp; transfer to a plate lined with paper towels; crumble, leaving bacon drippings in the pot.
Season chicken breast tenders with salt, pepper and garlic powder. If using chicken breasts, cut in half length-wise to cook quicker.
To the bacon drippings, add chicken breast tenders; sear about 3 minutes per side. Chicken may not be fully cooked at this point which is ok. Remove chicken from pan; cut into pieces. It will cook more when returned to the pot.
If there’s minimal bacon drippings remaining, add 1 T. butter to the pot.
To the pot, add in diced shallot, celery, mushrooms and onion; saute until vegetables are tender. Add in garlic; cook 30 seconds longer. Add in seasonings: salt, pepper, garlic powder, dried thyme and smoked paprika.
Stir in 4 c. chicken stock; bring to a boil; reduce heat; add in Reames Homestyle Egg Noodles. Return chicken and bacon to the pot; simmer for 15 minutes.
Stir in cream cheese and heavy cream. When the cream cheese and cream are well combined, after about 5 minutes, garnish with green onion or chopped parsley.
Servings: 6