4 melt your creamy chicken Recipes

peeled cubed potatoes (baking potatoes make a creamier soup, though i prefer red potatoes for the flavor), diced celery, diced onion, water or 2 cups chicken broth or 2 cups vegetable broth, kosher sea salt, milk, heavy whipping cream, butter, melted, chopped fresh parsley or 1 tsp dried parsley, fresh minced chives or 1 tsp dried chives, fresh ground pepper, bacon , cooked crisp and crumbled, shredded cheddar cheese (per your preference)

chicken stock (may need more), wild rice (i have used the quick cooking and it s good), frozen corn, divided, peanut oil, fully-cooked ham or smoked sausage, cut into cubes (or diced cooked chicken breast), mushrooms, onion , diced quite finely, celery stalks, sliced thinly, carrot, peeled and diced or grated, half-and-half (depending on how creamy you want your soup) note: low-fat or fat-free work very well in this, roux for thickening (equal parts melted butter and flour mixed into a paste), crushed cheese croutons or cheese crackers for topping, optional

chicken legs or 5 lbs chicken wings (tips removed), hot sauce (or your favorite brand ), unsalted butter, melted, italian salad dressing, not creamy, lemon juice, dried basil leaves