Big Batch Chicken Soup Recipes

BIG BATCH CHEESEBURGER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles, 6-8 minutes; drain. Transfer to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Add potatoes, broth, milk, carrots, celery and seasonings. Cook, covered, on low until vegetables are tender, 7-9 hours., Stir in cheese until melted. Stir in sour cream. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

BIG-BATCH CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Fry the sofrito mix in the rapeseed oil for about 10 mins until it is really soft and the onion is translucent. Do this over a low heat and don't let it brown. Tip into a casserole.
• Sit the chicken on top of the sofrito, add the bay leaf and stock melts and enough cold water to come most of the way up the chicken. Bring slowly to a simmer and then put a lid on the casserole. Cook for 1 hr then check whether the chicken is cooked through - the meat should have started to pull away from the ends of the legs if it is. Carefully lift the chicken out of the pan and let it cool a little then ease the breast meat from the carcass. (Cool and chill the breasts if you want to keep them for another day, or chop them if you want to make a generous batch of this soup.) Strip the remaining meat off the bones and chop it into cubes small enough to sit on a soup spoon.
• Taste the broth the chicken was cooked in and if it tastes weak, then boil it for 15-20 mins to reduce it then taste again. Don't season it until you are happy with the flavour. If you want to chill or freeze some of the soup base do it now and add the rest of the ingredients later when you reheat it. Stir in the peas and sweetcorn (if using) along with the soup pasta and bring back to a simmer. Add back the chicken meat.

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP BIG BATCH AND FREEZER FRIENDLY

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a very large pot over medium heat
• Add the bell peppers, onion, jalapeño, minced garlic
• To this add your spices; cumin, chili powder, garlic powder and salt
• Stir
• Cover and let simmer on med/low for 10 minutes
• Add in the cans of tomatoes and diced green chilies, chicken broth, tomato paste, black beans and frozen corn
• To this add the whole chicken breasts (no need to pre-cook)
• Cover and cook on med/low for 45 minutes (a low boil/simmer)
• Remove the chicken and shred it (if you have a kitchen aid, this is so much faster otherwise use two forks to shred the chicken)
• Return the chicken to the pot
• Serve and top with tortilla strips!

BIG-BATCH CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Chop fresh parsley, for garnish Heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, and celery and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 10 minutes. Cut the chicken into 8 pieces. If there are any pads of yellow fat in the tail area, do not remove them. Add the chicken to the pot and pour in the broth. Add enough cold water to cover the ingredients by 2 inches. Bring to a boil over high heat, skimming off the foam that rises to the surface. Add the parsley, thyme, and bay leaf. Reduce the heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, until the chicken is very tender, about 2 hours. Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove and discard the parsley and thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Let stand 5 minutes and degrease the soup, reserving the fat if you are making matzo balls. Discard the chicken skin and bones and cut the meat into bite-size pieces. Add the noodles and cook until done, about 10 minutes. Stir the meat back into the soup and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve hot. The soup can be prepared up to 3 days ahead, cooled, covered, and refrigerated, or frozen for up to 3 months.