Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Chicken Basil Soup is for Soup.

Chicken Basil Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Chicken Basil Soup takes 50 minutes to cook.

Chicken Basil Soup makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Chicken Basil Soup are:

Chicken Breast, skinlees & boneless, cooked
Celery, raw, 2 cup, diced
Carrots, raw, 2 cup, diced
Onions, raw, 2 cup, diced
Garlic, 3 Tablespoons, minced
Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
Chicken Broth, 2 cans (10.75 oz)
Milk, 2%, 2 quarts
Fat free half and half, 1 quart
Basil, fresh 3/4 cup chopped leaves
Curry powder, 1/2 tsp.

Here is how you make Chicken Basil Soup:

Saute celery, carrots, onion, and garlic in olive oil until vegetables are limp. Add cooked, chopped chicken. Cook for 3-4 additonal minutes. Add chicken broth, milk and fat-free cream and simmer for 20 minutes until thickened. Add chopped fresh basil leaves, salt and pepper to taste, curry powder (optional) and simmer for 5 more minutes. If you prefer a thicker soup, blend 3 Tbsp. flour in 3/4 cup water and 2 Tbsp. melted butter. Stir blended flour mixture into soup and stir constantly until thickened. (This will increase the calorie count listed with this recipe).Serving Size: Makes 10-1 1/2 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CLOVERGIRL12.

The nutritional information for Chicken Basil Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 225.2

• Total Fat: 7.1 g
• Cholesterol: 35.3 mg
• Sodium: 508.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 24.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 15.7 g