The weather is turning cooler and I've been in a soup making mood.

[Arkansas Granny]

Today I made Creamy Chicken Vegetable. No recipe, just winging it. I had 3 chicken thighs and broth that I had cooked the other day and was thinking of a way to use them.

I started out by cooking onion, celery and mushrooms in butter until slightly softened. Added a little flour and cooked for a couple of minutes, then added chicken broth and stirred until it thickened slightly. Then I added a package of frozen mixed veggies and some baby red potatoes, cut in small pieces. When the veggies were tender I added some rough chopped baby spinach and let it cook for a few minutes and then stirred in a couple spoons of softened cream cheese and the chicken which I had torn into bite sized pieces. When that was all incorporated I added enough half and half to make the consistency I wanted and tasted for seasoning.

Absolutely delicious and hit the spot. Reminds me of a chicken pot pie without the crust.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Sounds excellent.

I love cold weather because I love making and eating soups and stews.

[CentralMass]

2. That sounds delicious.

[XanaDUer2]

3. Excellent nt

[Botany]

4. The very best soup in the world. Ruben Blades Black Bean Soup.

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https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3593-bladess-black-beans

Ruben Blades's Black Bean Soup.

BTW I use a couple of good ham hocks in it and cut the meat off them after a 3 or 4 hours @
a low temp.. I also add 1 or 2 serrano peppers (seeds removed to the onion and other stuff)
Use dried black beans (rinsed) and let 'em soak over night and then bring I simmer them for about
an hour then I add the other ingredients and the chicken stock as the water boils off.

[Atticus]

5. "---just winging it." You sound like my kind of cook. My granny---"Nanny"---never measured

anything. She just added ingredients until it "worked right" or "felt right" or "looked about right". And, her pie crusts, her ox tail soup, her gingerbread were always wonderful.

She's been gone over 30 years, but I still treasure memories of her.

Thanks for your "homey" post.

[Arkansas Granny]

8. People sometimes ask for a recipe and I have to tell them,

"I can give you a list of ingredients. . . ."

[Mr.Bill]

10. Yeah, when people ask me for my Chili recipe

I tell them if you need a recipe for Chili, you probably shouldn't be making Chili.

[Staph]

6. I love the idea of the softened cream cheese.

I make a lot of soups, but I never thought of adding cream cheese. I will sometimes add a bit of sour cream for the tang and creaminess, and cream cheese would do much the same thing, with a slightly different flavor.

Thanks for the good idea!

[MontanaMama]

7. Hot homemade soup

is one of the only things that make long Montana winters bearable.

I made Hungarian mushroom soup on Sunday for my lunches this week.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. To me, soup is the ultimate comfort food.