Oh my goodness, I am so excited about sharing this soup! It is so scrumptious that my oldest son said it was the best meal he had eaten in a long time (I am trying to take that the right way). This cooler time of year, in my neck of the woods, makes soups just perfect for dinner, and this one is a definite winner.
I modified this recipe from All Recipes.
Here is what you need:
1/4 cup butter
3 diced celery sticks
1 large carrot diced (optional)
1 Tablespoon dried minced onion (original recipe uses fresh)
1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup milk (it worked great with 1%, original recipe uses half-and-half)
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups chicken, cooked and cut up (I used two 13 ounce cans of chicken, drained)
1/4 cup buffalo sauce
3/4 cup cheddar cheese (original recipe used twice as much, but for me, this was plenty)
1/4 cup instant brown rice (optional)
salt and pepper
Dice celery, carrot and if using fresh, the onion. Melt butter in frying pan over medium heat and saute the vegetables for about 5 minutes.
Then add the flour, and stir and cook for two more minutes.
Add the milk and broth slowly while stirring.
Simmer for a couple of minutes, then add the chicken, dried onion, instant rice and buffalo sauce.
Don’t be tempted to add more buffalo sauce, unless you like your food on fire!
Simmer for 5 minutes more, then add the cheese.
Stir it in, and simmer for about 5 more minutes.
Taste, and add salt and pepper as needed. You are ready to serve.
If you like, top with sour cream, mozzarella, blue cheese or ranch dressing, and serve with celery sticks and a hearty bread.
This is another new delicious favorite at our house, hope you’ll enjoy it as well!
Printable recipe
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This looks great. Food on Friday tomorrow is all about soup. Do pop by and link in! Have a lovely day.
Wow that looks good and I think my son would LOVE it. Bookmarking
I am so glad you commented on my blog so I could find yours! I have been needing some new recipes, this looks yummy! I am pinning it! I am your newest follower!
Thanks!
Mindi
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That looks so good. My family LOVES buffalo chicken anything! definitely pinning this one. would you come link it up to our recipe link up? (link up another recipe also if you like)~~I’d be thrilled!Sorry about deleted comment; forgot to give you the link if case you want to stop by! http://www.katieslanguagecafe.com/2012/10/french-cuisine-friday-recipe-link-up-3.html
I love soup this time of year too! And I gravitate towards anything that has the words Buffalo Chicken! Looks good!
Great that you linked in, thanks. have a good one
This looks great! We went out to dinner and had some AWFUL buffalo wings. Maybe I will make this soup for lunch tomorrow to make up for it. Thanks for sharing on Friday Favorites!
Hi Margo,
What a great soup, I can’t wait to try, it looks delicious. Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
This looks fabulous! My family loves buffalo chicken dishes and I can’t wait to make this when it gets a little cooler here. Thanks for linking to the Weekend Potluck. I’m pinning this as we speak! Have a terrific week!
~Kim
That looks delicious! I’m pinning this one to try, my boys would love this one! Thank you! Sharon
Definitely going to be trying this one!
This looks incredible! Thank you for sharing. Visiting from BNOTP. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/10/make-it-pretty-monday-week-19.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedouse
sounds mighty tasty love fall and all the great flavors
come see what I shared at http://shopannies.blogspot.com
Oh, I love Buffalo Chicken and soup! This sounds like a winner! I am hosting an Ultimate Soup Recipe Party. I would love for you to share this recipe and any others you may have! I hope to see you there
I made this soup and it is awesome! I used shredded rotisserie chicken in it and it was great. Thanks for the recipe.
I made this for dinner last night…YUM!!
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Good recipe. Double, maybe tripled up on the buffalo sauce though!