Creole Chicken Soup
Serves: 8 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 2 slices turkey bacon, cut into ½” pieces
  • 2 lbs chicken breast, boned, skinned & cut into
  • ½” pieces
  • ¾ tsp salt, divided
  • 1 tsp ground pepper, divided
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 14 oz tomatoes, diced & undrained
  • 14 oz chicken broth
  • 14 oz diced tomatoes with mild chiles, undrained
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 large green pepper, chopped
  • 1⅔ cup fresh corn kernels (about 5 small ears)
  • ⅔ cup SACO Cultured Buttermilk Blend
  • ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
  • ½ tsp cajun seasoning
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • ¼ tsp dried thyme
  • ¼ tsp ground red pepper
  • ⅓ cup sour cream
Instructions
  1. Cook bacon over med-low heat, 7 minutes until crisp.
  2. Sprinkle chicken pieces with ¼ tsp.
  3. Salt and ¼ tsp.
  4. Pepper.
  5. Place chicken in a large zip top plastic bag; add flour, seal and shake until chicken is coated. Remove and drain bacon reserving drippings.
  6. Add olive oil to drippings and cook chicken in drippings about 9 minutes or until done, turning occasionally.
  7. Stir in remaining salt and pepper, broth and the remaining ingredients except for the sour cream. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally for 40 minutes.
  8. Remove soup from heat before serving; stir in sour cream.
Recipe by SacoFoods at https://www.sacofoods.com/creole-chicken-soup/