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Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Soup

4.7

(22)

Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Soup in a green bowl with a spoon moving through it
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Kendra Vaculin, prop styling by Emma Ringness

No stock required! The cozy, rich-but-not-heavy soup skips the boxed stuff, instead favoring a method where you make your own quick broth by poaching chicken breasts in an aromatics-loaded pot of water. The resulting liquid makes the ideal base for mushrooms, shredded chicken (it does double duty!) and heavy cream. Don’t skip the garlic-parsley oil drizzle at the end—it’s what made some members of the test kitchen call this a restaurant-worthy dish.

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