Creamy Chicken Soup with Artichokes and Mushrooms
Rich and hearty, Creamy Chicken Soup with Artichokes and Mushrooms is a wonderful one pot meal for a cold winter day. Packed with veggies and lean protein, this creamy soup is still light on calories making it a healthy, tasty way to warm your soul.
One of my favorite ways to find inspiration for recipes is to go out to eat. I love perusing the menus and taking my time to be sure I pick just the right thing. Sometimesโฆ.this can take a really long time and my dining companions start to get the โhangriesโ (anger caused by hunger). Then, I start to stress out because I have to pick an item or two under pressure and it may or may not end in disaster. Like I pick the wrong thing and then want what the person across the table has. And then I have to reach across the table to eat my whole mealโฆ..risking my life as I pick off the other personโs plate, eating their entire French Dip Burger.
This has happened so many times in my life I lost countโฆ.and let me give you a word of warning, reaching over the table to pick off a work associates plate is never, ever acceptable. ๐ But your spouse or lifelong best friend, they can just get over it. As in this case, when my husband ordered his soup at the Cheesecake Factory and I, promptly, confiscated the bowl. It was that amazingโฆ.creamy chicken soup with artichokes and peas. It was fabulousโฆbut a weekend special that they kept switching around and we would always miss it. But we craved it like some people crave their morning cup of coffee and we kept going back againโฆ.and againโฆ.but always on the wrong stinking day! AND THEN a Grand Luxe Cafe opened a few months ago and guess what??? THEY have a creamy chicken and MUSHROOM soup thatโs just as amazing but they serve theirโs every single day. And I order it every single timeโฆ.my own bowlโฆ.and I share it without biting off anyoneโs arm. Because Iโm nice like that.
So, I have had plenty of time to figure out how best to duplicate itโฆall while consuming boatloads of calories in the process. I knew what I wanted to do, besides lightening it upโฆ..I definitely wanted to combine the two soups into one glorious pot of Creamy Chicken Soup with Artichokes and Mushrooms. An amazingly hearty, yet healthy, meal that is so good youโll feel it in your bones. Each spoonful is filled with vegetables and chicken swimming in a luxurious bath of flavorful broth.
Creamy Chicken Soup with Artichokes and Mushrooms is really easy to make in about 30 minutes using roasted chicken or a rotisserie chicken. I lightened it up a bit from my Cheesecake Factory and Grand Luxe Cafe inspirations but kept it creamy by thickening it with cornstarch and stirring in a little half and half at the end. Similar to the technique I used in this tortilla soup and this Loaded Baked Potato Soup.
I can guarantee you will love this Creamy Chicken Soup so much it will end up in your weekly rotationโฆ.itโs now in ourโs and we will never, ever go out to eat againโฆ.well, maybe just this week. And just a reminderโฆdonโt forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel so you can enjoy a little entertainment while enjoying your amazing new soup recipe. ๐
And if youโre looking for MORE easy chicken ideas you have to try these family favorites:
- Oven Baked Chicken Breastโฆthe best recipe ever.
- Chicken Soup Recipe
- This Olive Oil Poached Chicken is to die for
- Wild Rice and Chicken Soup is quick for weeknight dinners.
Get the Recipe: Creamy Chicken Soup with Artichokes and Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup diced vidalia onion
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 cup chopped button mushrooms
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme (I use Spice Islands
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup chopped frozen artichoke hearts, thawed and drained
- 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken breast
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 4 cups low sodium chicken stock
- 1 cup half and half
- kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- Chopped parsley
Instructions
- In a large pot or dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onions, celery and carrots. Cook until softened. Stir in the mushrooms. Cook until soft and most of the liquid has evaporated. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the thyme and cornstarch, continuing to cook for another minute. Add the artichokes, peas and chicken to the pot. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Stir in the onion powder and chicken stock. Bring the soup to a boil and then turn the heat down to a simmer. Cook the soup until it begins to thicken, approximately 4-5 minutes. Stir in the half and half. Cook for another 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately sprinkled with parsley, if desired.
35 Comments on โCreamy Chicken Soup with Artichokes and Mushroomsโ
How does this recipe freeze? It sounds FABULOUS, but Iโm the only one in the family that would eat it so Iโd have to portion out for my lunches.
It freezes quite well, I portion it out in Souper Cubes and freeze it.
Hi Kellie!
I was wondering if I could use the marinated jarred artichokes? Making this tonight for a sick hubby. Thank you for the recipe.
I havenโt tried it with the marinated artichokes but Iโm sure it will taste great! Maybe even better than the regular artichokes.
Just made this soup last week for dinner, and we all loved it so much Iโm making it for my mother again this weekend. I would daresay this is BETTER than the Cheesecake Factoryโs version of the soup! Thank you so much!
Oh, thank you so much! I think itโs better, too, but I didnโt want to be boastful. ๐
Made this soup tonight and it was WONDERFUL. Light, yet satisfying. I canโt wait to have the leftovers tomorrow for lunch! This is a very โprettyโ soup. It comes together quickly, too. Thanks so much, this will be in our regular dinner rotation this winter.
Iโm so glad you loved it!
Just FYI, Cheesecake Factory and Grand Luxe are part of the same company, so itโs likely the exact same recipe at both. I worked at CF for several years a long time ago and have been missing this soup. Thank you for taking the time recreate it- canโt wait to try it out!
I did know that but I think I found that out after this recipe was published. Thanks so much for your comment!
When do you add the half and half?
Stir it in at the end.
Is there a way you could post just what the grand Lux version is? I love this soup!!