Cream Cheese Chicken Soup – Thick creamy chowder with a delicious filling of carrots, potatoes, and chicken. Cream cheese and milk make a smooth texture to this soup and the flavor is awesome!
This is seriously one of the best soups I’ve had in months. So good in fact that I wish I had tripled the recipe. Every one of the kids wanted seconds. Now that’s some good stuff!
We are big soup eaters in our house. Pretty much a week can’t go by that I’m not fixing up some soup. And this one is definitely a keeper. And I’m pretty sure it’s gonna make its appearance at least once a month. I’m totally hooked!
My sweet 10 year daughter came alongside me and helped peel potatoes and stir and anything else I asked her to do. I just absolutely love her willing spirit. Do you have anyone in your life like that? Someone who truly inspires you. I’m so happy to say that in my case it’s my daughter.
She consistently gives her time, her abilities, her listening ear to everyone around here. She won’t think twice about offering something she has if she knows you would like it. I’m so proud to be her mother. And I know God has a great plan for this young woman’s life. So blessed to be around her every day.
Look at that creamy deliciousness right there. I couldn’t help but post a close up of this spoonful. It just makes me drool all over again.
I know it’s Monday. And call me weird if you want to but I’m sort of glad. I like Mondays. It’s my one day where I usually stay home. And I also get the most accomplished; bread, laundry, cooking and so much more. I guess I like it so much because I feel good about what I’ve got done. Other days I feel like I’m aimlessly going from one task to another without actually completing anything. Anyone else know that feeling?
Well here’s to a Monday of great accomplishments!
Til we meet and eat again,
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Cream Cheese Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 3 medium carrots chopped
- 3 medium potatoes peeled and diced
- 2 cups cooked chicken
- 2 Tablespoons minced fresh parsley or 2 teaspoons dry parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 cup milk
- 4 oz cream cheese cubed
Instructions
- In a dutch oven or stock pot saute onion in butter. Cook until soft and translucent. Add chicken broth, carrots and potatoes. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
- Add chicken, parsley, salt and pepper. Heat through.
- Mix flour and milk in a 2 cup measuring cup with a small whisk. Whisk until smooth. Add to vegetable mixture. Heat to boiling. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add cream cheese and cook until melted and smooth. Serve and enjoy.
Adapted slightly from an old Amish cookbook
Your daughter sounds so sweet! This most certainly looks like a delicious soup. I have never added cream cheese to chicken soup before. It must be wonderfully creamy and rich!
I never had before either Christin. But it’s definitely creamy and worth the few extra calories. The original recipe called for 8oz. I cut it back to 4oz and still love it.
Cream cheese in chicken soup? I am so intrigued! This soup has got to be the creamiest chicken soup I have seen!
I was too. After I tried I was hooked and this comes from a gal who is not a huge cream cheese lover. So glad I decided to try it though.
Your Monday sounds perfect. I’m very much a homebody, so a day at home with the kids, baking bread, doing laundry, and cooking sounds wonderful. I hope your Monday is a great one!
What a great idea to add cream cheese to chicken soup. I bet it gives the soup such a lovely, creamy, tang. Pinned!
So far…so good. 🙂 Hope yours is off to a great start too!
Thanks so much for pinning!
I totally love how creamy and rich this soup looks! Wish I had a big bowl right now!
This soup looks both wholesome and healthy, Melanie. I can eat soup both winter and summer! As for that daughter of yours, she sounds like a dream!
Me too, summer or winter. It don’t matter much to me. 🙂
Thanks…she’s a sweetie.
I love that you add cream cheese to this! Sounds delicious! And so fun that your daughter helps you cook it. Bet the extra love makes this taste even better : )
Oh, is that what is it? Extra love…hmmm. 🙂
Your daughter sounds so sweet 😀 This soup looks delicious! I have a hard time getting my guys to eat soup when it is warmer, but this would be great for dinner. I love how it is loaded with carrots and potatoes 😀
Well just save it for the fall then. Right? Something to look forward to.
Me too. I get as many veggies in as possible!
Wow!! This looks amazing! Creamy deliciousness!! YUM! 🙂 So tasty!
I still enjoy soup so much in the warmer months! Love how creamy looking it is!!
This soup looks delicious! How sweet about your daughter, you’re one very lucky mother 🙂
I LOVE adding cream cheese to soup, it helps make it so creamy. I love this chicken soup, it looks so warm and comforting. Haha, and you know my thoughts about Mondays 🙂
We’re big soup eaters in my house as well, I know the whole family will love this and I’ll be making this really soon.
What a gorgeous soup, and how touching that your daughter is such a joy to you! <3
To my knowledge I’ve never eaten soup with cream cheese in it, but it sounds so great. All those pictures have me craving it big time!
Yum! I love a good,creamy soup! Can’t wait to try this one! Thanks for the recipe, Melanie!
I make chicken soup a lot in my home and never thought of adding cream cheese. What a wonderful idea for a heartwarming soup. I am your newest Twitter follower too!
Awesome Raquel. So glad you found me. 🙂 I look forward to keeping in touch.
I LOVE this recipe! Actually, I think this is dinner for tomorrow night. The whole family loves soup, and I especially love any soup with cream cheese in it. Thanks so much for sharing this, pinning and printing!
Awesome! I hope the family enjoys it. Thanks for stopping by!
I have tried many of your recipes Melanie. All of them have turned out delicious and this was no exception. My husband started a new job and asked for a hot meal when he got home. It just happened to be the hottest day of the year so far, 90*, but I made this soup anyway because I had all the ingredients and it looked so yummy. My kids were complaining when they heard what I was making, but everyone liked it so much, they went back for seconds. I doubled the recipe because I was feeding 7 and thought I would have a lot left over (since the complaining started early), but only enough for a couple bowls was left. This soup was so easy to make and I will definitely make it again. It will be so good on a cold winter night. Thanks Mel!
Just made this, so delicious! Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback Amber! My readers always appreciate hearing it.
So glad you found my blog! 🙂