Chicken and Potato Florentine Soup
Chicken and Potato Florentine Soup | Warm your insides with this hearty soup full of chicken and vegetables. So rich in flavor this soup gets even better the next day.
Keep it simple! When I make my chicken stock I don’t bother with peeling anything. Not even to onion or garlic!
Chicken and Potato Florentine Soup
Ingredients
For the Chicken Stock:
- 1 whole chicken
- 2 carrots, cut in half
- 2 celery sticks, cut in half
- 2 medium onions, cut in half
- 1 head of garlic, cut in half
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 of a bunch of fresh thyme
- salt
- water to cover chicken
For the Soup:
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 1 whole chicken, cooked and shredded
- 2 - 15 ounce cans white beans
- 10 ounces shredded carrots
- 6 medium sliced potatoes
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tablespoon instant minced onion
- 1/2 tablespoon paprika
- 5 ounces fresh spinach, chopped
Instructions
For the Chicken Stock:
- Wrap thyme and bay leaves with kitchen string.
- In a LARGE stock pot add the chicken, vegetables, herbs and salt.
- Add enough water to cover .
NOTE: I DON'T peel the vegetables.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
- Remove chicken, when cool enough to handle shred.
- Strain vegetables from stock.
- Add stock back into pot.
- You will need 8 cups of liquid so if the stock is short of that 8 cups add enough water to equal 8 cups.
For the Soup:
- Add the chicken stock, shredded chicken, beans, carrots, potatoes, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, onion and paprika to a large stock pot; simmer for 45 to 60 minutes.
- The potatoes should be fork tender but not mushy.
- Add fresh spinach and stir; let wilt into the soup for about 5 minutes.
This looks amazing! I’ve never heard of this soup, but I’m looking forward to trying it soon. Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday 🙂
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Mmmmm… my husband would love this soup and that Garlic looked wonderful! Thanks so much for linking up at Two-Cup Tuesday! See ya again next week!
This looks so good! I can’t wait to try it. Thanks.
Looks delicious! Although I’m thinking this must make a LOT of soup, sounds like a party to me! 🙂