Recipe VIDEO above. A homemade version of Cream of Chicken Soup, light years away from the canned stuff! This version is light on the veggies and chicken to make it like what you get in cans, but feel free to load it up with more. Consider adding noodles or rice too!
¼ tsp EACH garlic powder (, onion powder, dried thyme, black pepper (“Spices”))
3/4 cup frozen peas
1 cup cooked chicken (, diced or shredded)
2 slices white bread (, cut into cubes)
Olive oil spray
Salt
Categories
Soups
Cuisine
Western
Steps
Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for 2 minutes until partly translucent but not browned.
Add carrots, celery and capsicum, cook for 1 minute to soften.
Add butter and melt. Then add flour and mix until incorporated, and stir constantly for 1 minute.
Add broth, mix until flour is incorporated, then add milk. Mix to combine, then add salt, Spices, chicken and peas.
Bring to simmer, mixing occasionally to stop bottom of sticking. As it heats, it will thicken – about 4 to 5 minutes. Don’t let it bubble.
Once thickened to your taste, adjust salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls and serve garnished with croutons and fresh thyme if desired.
Croutons: Spray croutons generously with oil, sprinkle with salt, then bake for 5 minutes at 180C/350F or until golden and crunchy.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 323 g
Calories: 395 kcal
Reviews
Erin Reilly on 2026-06-14 (5 stars): I too grew up in a family home "deprived" if canned soup and this ticked every box!!!! Had leftover chicken "jelly" from bulk pressure cooking chicken legs and it was just delicious (and hopefully help alleviate cold/flu). Five Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Terya on 2026-05-11 (5 stars): I’m SOOOO sorry Dozer passed away! I do understand that experience! He is with you!
Wonderful soup, very glad I found it.
Evi on 2026-04-16 (1 stars): This is the first Tin Eats Recipe so far which I haven't enjoyed. It was way to bland for me, I have added more herbs and even Worcester Sauce but couldn't get it tasty. I don't really like any soups from HEINZ so thought this would be different...but sadly it wasn't. May be suitable for kids or elderly people who prefer very mild or flavours...
Ted & Rosie on 2026-04-15 (5 stars): Yes, we tried this recipe 💕
An excellent and easy to make cream of chicken soup.
We firstly made our own stock the day before.
Very pleased with flavour from the selection of suggested vegetables 😊
Amanda Ong on 2026-04-12 (5 stars): Yum!
Jill on 2026-03-13 (5 stars): I just found this recipe recently and it's now my favourite homemade soup. It gets better and better each day! Thank you Nagi!
Margej on 2026-02-07 (5 stars): Delicious! My 24 yr old son, who is a very picky eater, gobbled this down. That's a win for me!
Steve Courtney on 2025-10-13 (5 stars): Superb recipie! Have made this soup then made some variations to our tastes.... Its so tasty, packed full of flavour. Thanks Nagi.
Cath Pearson on 2025-10-05 (5 stars): Love this soup.
But I’m dairy and wheat free so didn’t make a roux. But still incredibly tasty with chopped Kumara, and corn. A touch of cream on top and it was yum.
Anna J on 2025-07-14 (5 stars): Yet another delicious recipe from Nagi! I made this for my daughter who recently had 4 wisdom teeth removed. I poached a whole chicken and used the breasts and the broth to make this soup. I added a few teaspoons of stick powder to round out the flavour, omitted the capsicum and used frozen corn instead. I had some fresh thyme so threw in a few sprigs and used both white and black pepper. I double the quantity so there’s be some leftovers
Gemma on 2025-06-29 (5 stars): Loved it! I did double the roux & added a bunch of veg.
Ben on 2025-06-26 (5 stars): I will never tire of eating this.
Anna on 2025-04-22 (4 stars): Great start. We found it a tad bland until my son added just a dash of cayenne and chipotle spices. You couldn't taste the heat at all, but the addition of those two spices seemed to open up the flavors. Will definitely keep this recipe - with that addition.
John T. on 2025-02-19 (5 stars): I made this because I was making a recipe with called for cream of chicken soup from a can, but I had everything I needed to make this myself and that saved me a trip to the grocery store. Once I took out the two cups of finished soup I needed for the recipe, I could NOT stop eating spoonfuls of this soup, "to taste it". This is a great recipe.
Cyndy on 2025-02-14 (5 stars): This is a wonderful recipe. I boiled some wild rice and added it to the soup when finished. My only mistake was not doubling the recipe.
Jacky on 2025-01-21 (5 stars): I have, gluten free flour and chicken stock cubes. Bloomin lovely. Made it exactly to the recipe and blended when done. Won't be buying tinned ever again. Made enough for 6 adults. I also froze some. Heat it though thoroughly and add more milk if its too thick. Mmmmmmmmmmm, brilliant thankyou for posting this awesome recipe.
Cyndy on 2024-12-12 (5 stars): The only thing I did differently was to add about 2 teaspoons of chicken Better Than Bouillon. I served with soft rolls, so I didn't make croutons. Really a delicious soup, it hit the spot and was quick to prepare. Thank you
