Chicken Velvet Soup Recipe - These Old Cookbooks (2024)

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Chicken Velvet Soup is a creamy, easy soup recipe with Rotisserie Chicken. This vintage recipe comes from the LS Ayres Tea Room back in the day. A bite of this hot soup is the perfect touch to a cool day.

Chicken Velvet Soup

Soup season is the only upside to fall and winter, in my humble opinion.I love making soup on the weekend and then eating it all through the week. It’s not only a simple solution for a busy work week, but it’s also budget-friendly and delicious.

This Creamy Chicken Velvet Soup is no exception. My kids gobble it up any night of the week. Maybe that’s because Chicken Velvet Soup is as smooth and creamy as velvet. (I know that wasn’t that funny, but go ahead and give me a little chuckle. I’d really appreciate it.)

Ingredient List for Velvety Chicken Soup

• Butter (or margarine)
• All Purpose Flour
• Chicken Broth
• Half and Half
• Milk
• Chicken, finely chopped
• Salt and Black Pepper

Chicken Velvet Soup with Rotisserie Chicken

Rotisserie Chickens are a life-saver at my house. I grab one every time I make a Costco run, and usually, I just pick it apart and cube it up for other recipes.

If you prep the chicken as soon as you get home, I promise you’ll appreciate the chicken being ready to go later when your family is hungry and ready for dinner!

I love how this velvety chicken soup recipe only calls for approximately 1 cup of finely chopped chicken (breast or dark meat).This means, you can use most of the rotisserie chicken for other recipes, like Grandma Betty’s Chicken Salad or Chicken Noodle Casserole, and you will still have enough left over to whip up a batch of easy chicken velvet soup.

How to Make Chicken Velvet Soup with Rotisserie Chicken

Step by Step Instructions

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
2. Combine butter with flour. Whisk until smooth. It should be a smooth paste.
3. Add milk, half and half and chicken broth while heating over medium heat, whisking constantly.
4. Once the mixture thickens and comes to a boil; reduce heat.
5. Stir in finely chopped chicken and a dash of pepper.
6. Bring the soup back to a boil. Taste, and add salt to your preference. Serve immediately.
7. This Cream of Chicken tastes great with salty crackers.

For the full ingredient amounts and recipe steps for Chicken Velvet Soup with Rotisserie Chicken, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

LS Ayres Chicken Velvet Soup

Chicken Velvet Soup recipe became widely popular back in the day when it was served in the LS Ayres Tea Room. I imagine a cute little cup of this velvety chicken soup served along side some salty crackers.It was a hit back then, and it’s sure to be a hit today.

Personally, it’s a hit in my book because it takes less than 15 minutes start to finish to make this old-fashioned Cream of Chicken Soup.

Recipe FAQs

• Creamy Chicken soup reminds me of a thinner version of cream of chicken soup – a homemade, less artificial cream of chicken soup.
• Margarine could be substituted for butter, if needed.
• While cooking, be sure to stir or whisk constantly so the soup doesn’t stick to the bottom.
• Any type of leftover cooked chicken will work, but I love using rotisserie chicken.
• If you want more chicken, feel free to add as much as you like.
• Chicken velvet soup is a great base soup recipe. Add in your other favorite ingredients such as beans, cooked veggies, lemon juice, etc.
• Try adding chopped carrots, celery or cooked mushrooms.
• Use leftover chicken velvet soup as a substitution for cream of chicken soup in casserole recipes.
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Our Favorite Soup Recipes

Soup is really one of our family’s favorite meals. We love recipes that take a few ingredients and turns them into a meal in under 30 minutes, and we have plenty of soup recipes that fit that description

• Tuscan White Bean and Sausage Soup
• Creamy Ham and Bean Soup
• Stovetop Italian Bean Soup
• Mom’s Wild Rice and Broccoli Soup
• Tuscan Kale and Sausage Soup