Dinner Diaries

Chicken-Sweet Potato-Broccoli Chowder

Just in case you read my last post and think that I've jumped off the deep end - rest assured, my resolve is not as strong as a girl scout cookie. I got my box of Samoas yesterday and ate the entire thing at once. I'm sure that broke every rule in the food universe, but it was soooo good.

And now I present, one of my new favorite soups! A friend posted this recipe on her facebook status one day. I bookmarked it and finally got around to making it a few nights ago. I was hesitant because I was skeptical of how all of those flavors would mesh - but it was very good! I will definitely make this again. Husband and all three children approved.

I deviated from the original slightly - here is my version:

Ingredients:
2 chicken breast
1 large onion
1 x-large sweet potato (peeled and cubed)
1 cup frozen broccoli
1 can chicken broth
1-2 cups milk
splash or glug of cream
flour
butter/olive oil
poultry seasonings (I did not have the bay leaf and thyme as suggested so I used this - worked great)
salt/pepper

Directions:

Saute onions in dutch oven (or your favorite soup pot) in butter and/or olive oil
Meanwhile - have chicken cooking in nearby pan
Stir in a heaping tablespoon of flour to onions. Cook for about a minute and then add broth, milk and poultry seasonings. Not sure how much - I just shook a lot in there.
Bring liquids up to temperature (not a boil) and add chicken, potatoes and broccoli. If you want your broccoli to have a crunch, add it later. If you want it softer, add now.
Cook until sweet potatoes are soft.
Add salt/pepper as desired.
Splash a little cream in there for good measure.

Serve with bread made in the bread machine that your awesome friends gave you when they were cleaning out their basement.

I have no idea why I take these pictures because they're horrible. But I am a jillion times more likely to make a recipe if I see a picture of the product, so there you go.