This homemade Chicken Peasant Soup is easy, fast, and delicious!
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When I was a poor, frazzled college student living on fast food and Lean Cuisines, I had a standing Thursday-TV-and-dinner night with a couple of friends. We’d get together once a week, watch the NBC comedy block over takeout, and decompress from all the stresses of college life.
One of those cold, Pacific Northwest evenings, that week’s host suggested we try our hand at cooking our dinner instead of ordering it and showed us a chicken peasant soup recipe she had printed out from the internet.
At the time, I thought that good from-scratch soup required long hours on the stove and complicated ingredient lists. This recipe only cooked for 20 minutes! It had one spice! It had to be too simple to be any good. I wasn’t very enthusiastic, but we eventually agreed to try to make the soup, and if it wasn’t delicious, we’d order a pizza.
We made the soup. We did not order pizza.
The soup turned out to be light, but full of flavor, the simplicity of the ingredients letting the taste of the garlic and chicken really come through. I happily admitted my mistake whilst scarfing down a bowl of the stuff.
Years later, I’ve lost touch with these friends. None of those NBC shows are still on the air. But I still make our soup. Like me, the recipe has changed a bit, but not too much. I make it often during this time of year and every time I do, it reminds me of rainy evenings, a time when NBC’s lineup was must-see TV, and cooking with friends.
This recipe is quick, easy, and delicious. It’s simple enough to whip up for lunch, but the potatoes give it bulk so it’s a great, healthy option for a busy weeknight. I usually serve it with a some Cream Biscuits or my favorite Cheddar Cheese Scones.
More Easy Soup Recipes
- Ham and Potato Soup
- Broccoli Chowder
- Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
- Chicken Carcass Soup
- Chicken Parm Soup
Easy Chicken Peasant Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound (about 2 small) boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed
- 1 small onion diced
- 4 medium red potatoes cubed
- 4 medium carrots peeled and sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme
- 1 bay leaf optional
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray or a little bit of oil and heat over medium-high heat. Salt and pepper chicken and cook until well-browned.
- Add the rest of your ingredients to the pot and bring to a boil.
- Lower to medium heat and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, until the vegetables are fork tender. Salt and pepper to taste. Remove the bay leaf, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
Nutritional Information
Adapted From Taste of Home
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Original Chicken Peasant Soup Photography Circa 2015
Elaine says
I added some green chili and it didn’t last very long around here!!!!
Lori says
Great easy basic recipe that you can enjoy as is or build off of as much as you like, when you feel like it.
Tracy says
So glad you enjoyed it!
Hanky Panky says
Nice …. next time give a Rotisserie Chicken from Costco a try and make some Stock with the carcass, Home Made is so much better than out of a cardboard container, and it’s even better than the Bone Broth stuff you buy at Whole Foods!! You’ll amaze yourself at how easy it is and be really proud ‘that you did it’!!! Good luck and YMMV
Tracy says
I literally have a pot of stock simmering on the stove right now. LOL. I agree, if you’ve got the time to make it, homemade is definitely the way to go.