Chik’n & Broccoli Alfredo Soup (dairy free/vegan)

Name: Chik’n & Broccoli Alfredo Soup (dairy free/vegan)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Italian, European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: For the cashew cream:; •cashews 1/2 cup softened; •vegan ch’k broth 1 cup; •white beans partially drained (approx 1 1/2 cups, 15 oz can); •nutritional yeast 1/4 cup; •salt/white pepper to taste; For The Chick’n; •8 oz ch’kn pieces (I used Daring); The Soup:; •vegan butter 2 T; •neutral oil 2 T; •onion 1 large diced; •celery 2 stalks diced; •garlic cloves 4 minced; •Flour 1/4 cup,; •Italian seasoning 1 T; •crushed red pepper 1 tsp; •No ch’kn broth 4 cups; •frozen broccoli florets 2 cups; •juice of 1/2 lemon,; •s/p to taste

9 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

Updated at: Sat, 02 Sep 2023 13:11:18 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

½ cupcashews

1 cupbroth

1 ½ cupswhite beans

partially drained

¼ cupnutritional yeast

salt

to taste

pepper

For The Chick’n

8 ozch’kn pieces

I used ing

2 Tvegan butter

2 Tneutral oil

2 stalkscelery

¼ cupFlour

1 TItalian seasoning

1 tspcrushed red pepper

4 cupsbroth

2 cupsfrozen broccoli florets

0.5lemon

juice of

•s/p

to taste

Instructions

Step 1

🌱cook pasta in well salted water according to package directions. set aside

Step 2

🌱In a high speed blender combine cashew cream ingredients & mix on high till smooth.Set aside

Step 3

🌱In a large dutch/pot over med heat 1 T of olive oil. When hot, add ch’kn in one even layer. Sprinkle generously with black pepper and sear for 5 to 6 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Remove to a cutting board. Shred into thinner pieces using a fork or hands

Step 4

🌱In the same pot, melt butter & warm oil on med , add onion & celery, sauté till translucent about 5-7 min

Step 5

🌱Add garlic & seasoning, then slowly whisk in flour till golden about 2 min

Step 6

🌱Add broth, cashew cream, Italian seasoning, & crushed red pepper. bring to a boil then lower to simmer, partially cover, & cook 20 min to meld flavors

Step 7

🌱Add ch’kn & broccoli cook until heated through. Add lemon & s/p to taste

Step 8

🌱To serve: add desired amount of pasta to a bowl, add soup. Enjoy!!

Step 9

Refrigerate leftovers by keeping soup & pasta separate. If combined pasta will soak up remaining soup broth 😱