Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- 2 Carrots (diced)
- 1 Onion (diced)
- 1 Celery Stalk (diced)
- 4 Garlic Cloves (diced (or 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder))
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 1/4 cup Flour
- 6 cups Chicken Broth
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 3/4 cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce or Wing Sauce
- 2 1/2 cups Chicken (cooked and shredded)
- Garnish:
- 1 cup Sour Cream (optional)
- 1/2 cup Blue Cheese (optional)
- Green Onions
- Buttery Croutons:
- 2 cups French or Sourdough Baguette (cut into cubes)
- 3 Tablespoons Butter (melted)
- 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Salt
Instruction
- To make soup, heat a large pot over medium heat. Add butter, carrots, onion, celery, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook for 5 - 7 minutes, until vegetables become tender.
- Add the flour and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring often.
- Pour vegetable mixture and chicken broth into a blender or use an immersion blender and blend until smooth.
- Return to pot and add heavy cream and hot wing sauce over medium heat. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer. Let simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add pulled chicken and heat for 5 minutes.
- To serve, ladle soup into bowls. Top with garnishes of choice -- sour cream, blue cheese, green onions, homemade croutons.
- Homemade Croutons:
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter and olive oil. Add the bread cubes to the pan and stir to coat. Cook until golden -- 6 - 8 minutes. Season with a sprinkle of salt. Serve on top of the soup.