I am loking for a a great cream of chicken soup or a good soup recipe for a breadbowl

[drewb123]

I am looking to make a soup tonight, nothing extravagant, it's prob one of the last cold days I will see for 6 months. Please share any tried and true good soup recipes that are good in a bread bowl

Thanks

[Katie Nell]

Too late for last night, but this Chicken, Artichoke, and Brie Soup is really good: http://www.midwestliving.com/recipe/s...

[drewb123]

I made cheese soup that was in my joy of cooking book, and served them in sourdogh breadbowls....very filling and rich.

[todao]

No soup, IMO, is better in a sour dough bread bowl than a good bouillabaisse

I use prawns, scallops, clams, white fish (halibut, ling cod, sea bass all work well) in this one.
3 pounds of assorted white fish (see above) cut into 1 ½ - 2 inch pieces
½ pound fresh peeled and deveined shrimp
¾ pound scallops
1 cup thinly sliced onion
2 stalks celery, finely diced
2 shallots, chopped fine
¾ tsp tarragon
4 cups chicken broth
6 – 7 ounces clams with broth
1 tsp Worchester
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1 tsp lemon juice
2 medium cloves garlic, crushed
1 Tbsp veg. oil
28 oz can tomato juice
½ cup dry white wine
½ tsp fresh chopped thyme (dry thyme is OK too)

In sauté pan, sauté onion, shallots, celery and garlic in 1 Tbsp oil.
Place this mixture into large Dutch oven or other suitable large cooking vessel
Add chicken broth, bay leaf, tomato paste, wine, lemon juice, Worchester, hers and spices; stir.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to low simmer.
Allow to simmer thirty minutes
Add the fish and continue to simmer until fish is cooked through, about 10/15 minutes (do not over cook)
(Optional: Add about 2 Tbsp Cognac and flame just prior to plating)
Remove from heat and place into serving bowls.

[chef chicklet]

What I'd put in a bread bowl, is any creamy, thick soup that would not break the bread bowl down too fast. These come to mind:
Cream of Mushroom
Cream of Spinach
Cream of Green Chili
Creamy Artichoke
Clam Chowder
Recipes upon request
Warning, not fat free!
And whomever said Chili, that's excellent,
What a nice idea drewb, who doesn't like soup and bread? I love chowhound for reminding me to make dishes I'd forgotten about.

[kattyeyes]

Cream of Green Chili? Please do share! :)

[chef chicklet]

We talked about this not too long ago, there is a restaurant in Pescadero called Duarte's that's pretty well known for it and their bloody mary's. I don't have exact, but I've made it. Unfortunately the original recipe used cream of chicken soup as the base. Then a couple large cans of green chilis drained ,chicken broth, half and half or cream, and sour cream stirred in. I have no real measurements, so easy though. you're going for the taste of the green chili. If you can get passed the canned cream of chicken, its a very good soup.

[kattyeyes]

I'm sure we can work around the canned cream of chicken and have a go at it. Oooh, and sour cream. I have so many recipes I want to try, but when I get to this, I'll have to let you know. Thanks!

[kattyeyes]

I think reuben soup would taste REALLY good in a bread bowl--especially a pumpernickel one. I just finished the last of mine this a.m. in a crock for breakfast!

http://www.chow.com/recipes/19715

And, if you don't like that, search for a beer cheese soup recipe that strikes your fancy. It'd be amazing in a bread bowl. Truly, you could use the reuben soup recipe minus the corned beef and sauerkraut and voila...beer cheese soup (change up the beer and cheese as you see fit).

[drewb123]

beer cheese is in the running, that sounds something that mu husband will eat and like,

[kattyeyes]

By the way, our local bar that serves beer cheese soup (they call it cheddar 'n ale) includes shredded carrots. I guess so you can trick yourself into thinking the presence of vegetables means it isn't totally naughty/unhealthy. ;) Dairy and carrots--how can this be bad?

What did you end up making, btw?

[berkleybabe]

Potato leek --always hearty and not super rich and looks pretty if you add some parsley at the end.

Chili would work, too.