Best Kathies Butternut Harvest Chicken Soup Recipes

ROASTED CHICKEN AND BUTTERNUT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a roasting pan or rimmed baking sheet, toss together chicken, squash, onion, and oil; season with salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer and roast until squash and chicken are cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a plate and let cool. Transfer squash and onions to a medium pot and add broth, cumin, and coriander. Bring to a simmer over medium-high. With a potato masher or back of a wooden spoon, mash some vegetables until soup is thick and chunky. Discard skin and bones from chicken; cut meat into small pieces and add to soup. Stir in lemon juice; season to taste with salt and pepper. To serve, top with fresh cilantro, if desired.

KATHIE'S BUTTERNUT HARVEST CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Peal & chop all vegetables into bite sized chunks. Toss w/olive oil & sprinkle w/salt & pepper. Roast in oven at 450 for 20 min's until semi soft.
• Meanwhile ... while veggies are roasting, cut chicken into bite sized pieces & quickly brown in large pot or dutch oven (whatever pot you are using to prep soup) drizzled with olive oil. Add 2-3 minced garlic cloves during last minute of browning. Once browned, remove chicken from pot & set aside. OR simply use 3 cups shredded ready made rotisserie style chicken.
• Add chicken stock, dried herbs, & HALF of roasted vegetables to pot. Simmer for 15 minutes. Using handheld immersion blender (or whatever you have) puree veggies, herbs & stock together to create a thickened "creamy" broth.
• Now add browned chicken and remaining roasted veggies to pot. Simmer 5 min's till heated through. Optional: Add baby spinach before serving just till wilted. Also makes a great after ThanksGiving soup using leftover turkey: ) ** Perfect for those following Primal/Paleo Diets

HARVEST CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Chop one onion; set aside. Quarter the other two; place in a Dutch oven with the chicken, water, celery, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until the chicken and vegetables are tender. Remove the chicken; set aside. Discard celery and onion. , To broth, add the tomatoes, carrots, bouillon and chopped onion. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the carrots are tender. , Debone and cube chicken; add to soup with zucchini and peas. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Spoon into bowls. Garnish with avocado.

BUTTERNUT AND APPLE HARVEST SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in leeks and onions, and cook until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Add potato, squash, carrots, apple, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Carefully puree the soup in batches in a blender, or use a stick blender to puree the soup right in the pot. Once the soup has been pureed, return it to the pot and stir in wine and cream. Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper; simmer gently for 5 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped chives.

CHICKEN VEGGIE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the chicken, quinoa, celery, carrots, sweet potato, onion, Yukon gold potato and some salt and pepper to the pot. Top with the Beef Bone Broth and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook until the vegetables are tender and the chicken and quinoa are cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir in the oregano, thyme, sage and kale and cook until the kale is tender, another 3 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Rinse the beef bones thoroughly with cold water, then pat dry and put on a baking sheet. Add the tomato paste, carrots, celery, garlic and onion and mix with the bones. Roast until the bones char, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the bones and veggies to a slow cooker. Add the peppercorns, thyme and bay leaves. Cover with water and cook on high for 6 hours.
• Strain the broth through a colander into a bowl (discard the bones and vegetables).

O'CHARLEY'S CHICKEN HARVEST SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt butter.
• Add flour and cook 3 to 4 minutes.
• Slowly add the 2 1/2 to 3 quarts of water, stirring constantly.
• The amount of water used depends on how thick you want the soup.).
• Simmer 20 minutes.
• Add chicken base and chicken stock.
• While chicken stock mixture is cooking, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil in a separate pot.
• Add carrots, celery and onion.
• Cook 6 minutes.
• Drain.
• Add to chicken stock mixture along with white pepper and garlic powder.
• Simmer 10 minutes.
• Add diced cooked chicken tenders.
• Cook noodles in a separate pan of boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Add to soup (noodles will continue cooking in the soup).
• Simmer soup 2 or 3 minutes more and serve.
• *To make your chicken tenders*.
• In a large pot, bring water, chicken base, onion and celery to simmer.
• Add chicken.
• Gently simmer until done, about 5 to 6 minutes.
• Do not overcook.
• Drain chicken and reserve stock. (This can be used for the stock in the preceding recipe.).
• Place chicken in the freezer to stop the cooking process.
• When cool, use a sharp knife to dice into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Add to soup.

HARVEST CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In large saucepan, combine all ingredients except noodles and chicken; mix well. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in noodles and chicken. Reduce heat to low; simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until noodles and vegetables are tender.

SLOW-COOKER GARDEN HARVEST CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Spray 10-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken to skillet; sprinkle with peppered seasoned salt. Cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown.
• Mix chicken and remaining ingredients except broccoli, squash and basil in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• Stir in broccoli, squash and basil. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

COLORFUL CHICKEN 'N' SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until chicken is tender. , Remove chicken from broth. Strain broth and skim fat. Return broth to the pan; add the squash, kale, carrots and onions. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones and cut into bite-size pieces. Discard bones and skin. Add chicken and salt to soup; heat through.