Chicken Pot Pie Soup

Girlies, it doesn't get any easier than THIS....a nice bowl of (almost homemade!) HOT soup on a winter's day, a busy one, too. ( I'm rather partial to a chowdery soup on a really cold day.)

I'm loving the old-fashioned Christmas lights hanging from the ceiling and the flag hanging on the wall.

Since we're all so busy with Christmas preparations, we need quick meals this time of year, right? You can make this in less than a half hour, especially if you have leftover turkey (gobble gobble!) or chicken: this is a quick and yummy soup. I had it at a restaurant once, came home and tried to duplicate it, and I did a pretty good job, if I do say so myself.

Oohh...la la! Vintage ornaments!

Serve it with biscuits or with discs of baked pie crust placed around the perimeter of the bowl, it's kinda cute and is extra yummy that way. Cornbread would be great with it, too!

Lovin' that blue gingham couch and the dishtowel stockings!

CHICKEN POT PIE SOUP
Use:
Leftover chicken or turkey, at least a cup diced, more is always better or in a pinch use the canned chicken breast

2 cans of cream of chicken soup
or
1 can of cream of chicken and 1 can of cream of celery
or
1 can cream of chicken and 1 can of cream of potato

Frozen mixed vegetables, cooked and drained (I use Spartan brand!) at least two cups, I like more. (Or if you have leftover veggies in your fridge, throw them in!)

2% Milk to dilute, at least two cups, or more so the consistency is to your liking, I use closer to four cups.

Nature's Seasons by Morton's, to taste

Coarsely ground black pepper, to taste

(If you prefer, you can also saute or soften in water in a frying pan: celery, onion, and diced potato. Drain them then add to the pot, this will add to the body of the soup. I usually keep a leftover baked potato to dice up in the fridge for soups like this and that's what I add.)

WHISK THE SOUPS AND MILK TOGETHER TO HEAT over low to medium heat, THEN ADD THE OTHER INGREDIENTS INCLUDING SPICES, TO FINISH HEATING THROUGH. SERVE!

***This recipe is easily adaptable....want more soup? Use more cans of Cream of Chicken soup to start with and just add more milk!

I hope you like it! My husband is especially happy to eat this soup and what's leftover gets put into pint canning jars for him to take to work for lunch and warm up in the microwave! It's a "free" lunch!

Have a cozy day!

The cozy images in this post are taken from a 1998 Christmas copy of a coffee table-style Country Living book.

No snow here yet....but Texas and California are seeing snow these days, what's up with that?

Hey, how's the weather where you're at?!