Creamy Chicken Soup

DIFFICULTY
Easy Easy
COOK TIME
Under 30 min. Under 30 min.
SERVES
2-4 2-4
Creamy Chicken Soup
Main ingredients
  • Meat
Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 3 leeks, finely sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3 potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup cream
  • 2 chicken breasts, sliced into thin strips
  • Shaved fennel, to garnish

  • Method

  • 1
    Melt the butter in a Le Creuset 24cm Signature Round Casserole over a medium heat. Gently fry the leeks until soft and translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, then add the potatoes and chicken stock. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  • 2
    Once the potatoes are soft add the cream. Blend the soup in a blender in batches. Season and heat through.
  • 3
    Poach the chicken strips gently in simmering water until pale and cooked through.
  • 4
    Serve with the poached chicken strips, shaved fennel, a drizzle of olive oil and white pepper to taste.