Creamy Spicy Chicken Soup with Whole Chicken

Name: Creamy Spicy Chicken Soup with Whole Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American, World Cuisine
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; ½ Tbsp salt; 4 garlic cloves (chopped); 4 cups water (should cover or almost cover the chicken); ¼ cup butter (salted or unsalted; or olive oil); 1 red bell pepper (chopped; or other color); 1 cup white button mushrooms (sliced; or other mild mushroom); 1 Tbsp olive oil ( optional); 2 cups heavy cream; 2 Tbsp Aleppo chili flakes* (or other chili flakes, adjust amount according to taste & spice level); ½ Tbsp chili powder (adjust amount according to taste & spice level)