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Creamy Chicken, Tomato and Vegetable Soup

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Creamy Chicken, Tomato and Vegetable Soup has been a reader favorite for over 8 years now! It’s creamy, full of flavor and super comforting.

Creamy Chicken, Tomato and Vegetable Soup

I have a secret for all my soups – sweat the vegetables. This simple technique adds loads of flavor to soups and stews!

All you need to do is chop up some carrots, onions, celery and garlic, then throw them into a large pot with a few tablespoons of melted butter or ghee. Put the lid on, and lower the heat as low as it will go, and leave it to cook on the stove for thirty minutes. This creates a smooth, buttery base layer for your soups and stews.

Creamy Chicken, Tomato and Vegetable Soup

Here are some other soups you might enjoy!

Homemade Cream of Mushroom 
Butternut Squash, Coconut and Carrot Soup
Lentil Soup with Swiss Chard and Sausage
White Bean and Ham Soup 

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Creamy Chicken, Tomato and Vegetable Soup

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Serves 6

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (or 3 tablespoons coconut oil for a dairy-free option)
  • 4 large carrots, chopped
  • 1 large leek, chopped
  • 2 ribs celery, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 teaspoons Celtic sea salt, divided
  • 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
  • 4 cups chicken stock or meat stock
  • 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 (24-ounce) jar crushed tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (or canned coconut milk for a dairy-free alternative)

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a large pot. Add carrots, leek, celery and garlic. Stir. Cover pot and reduce heat to low. Cook for 30 minutes. Add mushrooms and 1 teaspoon sea salt to pot. Stir and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in Italian seasoning and cook for 1 minute. Add stock, chicken, tomatoes and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken from pot, chop into bite-size pieces and add back to the soup. Pour in cream and season to taste. Serve.

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  24. Michelle

    Wonderfully delicious recipe! I made this for guests this week and every single person raved about it. We live in Iraq and don't have canned tomatoes, so I always roast tomatoes with coconut oil, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning, and then freeze in jars to use in soups like this. Also, we don't have leeks so I subbed onions and diced broccoli stems (just happened to have some in the freezer!). Thanks for all of your great recipes!
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  29. Rachel

    So... You cook the raw, whole chicken breasts in the broth, take it ut and chop it up, and return it to the soup? Sorry if that's completely obvious and routine, I'm new to cooking meats and I apparently have always assumed they need to be cooked separately before coming in to contact with other foods. O.o Please help me straighten myself out. XD By the way, I just found your site tonight and I absolutely love it. I very quickly developed several diseases - autoimmune, pancreatic, diabetes - and I'm 24, exercise and looked completely healthy, always been in shape and athletic. I would probably be hooked up in a hospital or worse if I hadn't discovered Healing Naturally by Bee, which is very similar to the diet you were (are?) following, albeit much more strict. And I'm off all my meds and getting healthier each day. It's simply AMAZING what food can do... Thanks for offering your creativity and expertise. I am getting my mom your cookbook for Christmas. :) May I ask if it's primarily grain-free? I see there's a mix on your site. Xx With love from Australia, Rachel W.
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    • Deliciously Organic

      Yes, you put them in raw, boil them and then cut them. It's similar to making a broth with raw meat. Cook's Illustrated uses this method in many of their soups and it works well. I'm so glad you are feeling better and seeing your symptoms subside! There is a mix of whole wheat/gluten free/and grain free on my site, b/c the recipes have evolved with me and my health. I first turned to organics to cure my migraines, then a few years ago I had an amalgam filling removed, the doctor didn't take the proper precautions, my thyroid absorbed most of the mercury/heavy metals, and as a result ended up with Hashimoto's disease. Going grain free has helped my disease reverse, and it's now almost completely gone. It's been an interesting journey! :) My cookbook was written at a time when I was just getting into whole foods so there are many recipes utilizing grains, but I am finishing up a small digital addition that will include grain free adaptations for most of the recipes in the book. I'll make an announcement when it's available.
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  32. Caroline

    I made this for dinner last night because I wanted soup, but I didn't have the luxury of the typical 2-3 hours for prep & cook time prior to dinner. I had all of the ingredients on hand for this recipe, and it looked intriguing due to some new techniques for me & interesting blend of ingredients. Well... Please let me say, I understand you don't know me, but you are my new best friend. This soup was by far one of the best soups I had in my life... My husband raved about it, my 22 month old son actually drank from his soup bowl when he was done eating the veggies, and I almost cried when I finished the leftovers today at lunch! You really made an impression on my family with this recipe, and that' s not easy to do since I rarely make the same thing twice! This one is a keeper though, and I'm looking forward to sharing it with many more people for years to come! Thank you!
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  33. Daisy

    I've made this a couple times now, and it is a big hit here! My 13-y-o loves taking tomato soup for school lunches, so I thought he might like this as another option, and he LOVES it. :) I just made it again last night, this time using leftover turkey from Thanksgiving (and stock made from the carcass). Delicious! I even doubled it to have plenty to freeze for another dinner later and several lunches. I froze a few 1-cup lunch servings last time, and it freezes really well. It's in our recipe binder to be kept in rotation now (which includes several of your recipes, actually!). Thanks for the great recipe!
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  35. Ashley

    I am delighted that I found you and your blog!! I just made this soup for lunch today and it is amazing !! This was my first time cooking with leeks & loved the flavor it added. I will now be using leeks for more dishes. I had to look up how to chop the leeks ( which part to discard). But after that it was smooth sailing! And i used some leftover chicken that I had on hand. i love so many of your dishes....sweet potato casserole was especially good. The chicken noodle soup...umm so good. I think ive made 4 batches of the chicken stock this week! its a genius recipe, it's so easy and so healing. I love bone broth! I just can't wait to try more of your recipes! In fact, I'm getting hungry just writing this...I'll have to have another bowl of the soup now! Thanks so much. Wish I could hug you !
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  49. Missy

    I know this is an old post, but wanted to give a new update. ? I’ve made this soup several times and we love it, but just cranked it to a new level. I used leftover Turkey from Thanksgiving and the homemade stock from thanksgiving bones. I also added a lone diced sweet potato that got overlooked in holiday prep, left the mushrooms out because I didn’t have any. This will definitely be a new thanksgiving tradition. Phenomenal! Thanks again for the recipe.
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  50. Bettie

    It upsets me to find recipes that are listed as good for the thyroid and see nightshades as ingredients. These are definitely not recommended by most health doctors for those with thyroid issues. Tomatoes? Why do you suggest these as a healthy item for thyroid sufferers? OR is Hashimoto's just different from Graves or Hypothyroid? Yes, the soup looks and sounds delicious, but so do all the nightshades!
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