Chicken & Broccoli Soup with Cheddar
A creamy, filling and flavourful soup with fried chicken, bacon and cheddar.
- 4 servings
- 27 ingredients
- 3 steps
This is a viral recipe from TikTok that combines several comforting elements in one single dish: creamy cheese soup, broccoli, chicken and bacon. By frying the bacon first and building the soup in the same pot, the full flavour is captured. The chicken is cooked separately, shredded, and folded in just before serving to keep its juiciness and texture.
The result is a rich, balanced soup that works just as well as a weeknight dinner as for the weekend, and that can be made entirely in one pot plus one frying pan.
Here's how!
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Chicken
Season the chicken fillets all over with all the spices and olive oil.
Fry the chicken in a frying pan over medium-high heat until cooked through.
Set aside and shred the meat with two forks. Set aside.
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Soup
Fry the bacon crispy in a large pot.
Lift out the bacon and let it drain on paper towel. Save the bacon fat in the pot.
Add the onion to the bacon fat and sauté until soft and translucent.
Add the garlic and sauté for another 30 seconds or so.
Season with all the soup spices.
Dust over the flour and stir until it binds the fat.
Gradually add the chicken stock while stirring.
Add the milk and cream, let it simmer gently.
Add the broccoli and carrots. Simmer for 10–15 minutes until the broccoli is soft.
Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the cheddar cheese a little at a time until the soup is creamy.
Fold in the shredded chicken just before serving.
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Serving
Serve the soup steaming hot, topped with crispy fried bacon. Goes great with bread on the side, or on its own as a filling dish on the ski trip on a cold winter day!
Tips!
- Fry the bacon first for maximum flavour in the soup base.
- Stir in the cheese off the heat to avoid a grainy texture.
- The chicken is added last to keep its juiciness.
- Grate the cheese yourself for better melting properties.
Want to vary the dish? You can:
- swap cheddar for mature Swedish farmer's cheese
- blend the soup lightly for a smoother texture
- add a pinch of chili flakes for heat
- serve with toasted sourdough bread
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