Buffalo Chicken Soup
User Reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
649 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Soup
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Cuisine
American
Buffalo Chicken Soup
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After just one bite of this creamy Buffalo Chicken Soup, you'll fall in love! This easy recipe is filled with juicy, tender buffalo chicken meatballs, in a creamy, seasoned broth, with pasta, cream cheese and spinach. It's the ultimate comfort food recipe for those who love buffalo sauce!
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup onions small dice
- ½ cup carrots small dice
- ½ cup celery small dice
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup buffalo sauce
- 2 tablespoons chicken wing seasoning click link for the recipe
- 1 cup small pasta ditalini, macaroni or small shells
- 1 pound cooked buffalo chicken meatballs click link for the recipe (you'll want approximately 20 meatballs)
- 2 cups Fresh Spinach Leaves
- 4 ounces cream cheese cubed
Instructions
Make the meatballs.
- If you don’t already have cooked meatballs, you’ll want to start by making the meatballs. Use this recipe for buffalo chicken meatballs. It only takes 30 minutes to make, and you can cook the meatballs in the oven while you start preparing the soup on the stove. If you prefer, you can use shredded chicken instead of meatballs, refer to the notes below for how to do this.
Make the soup.
- Add the olive oil to a large pot, or dutch oven on the stove over medium-high heat.
- Add the onions, carrots and celery, cook for 5-6 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for an additional minute.
- Add the chicken broth, buffalo sauce and chicken wing seasoning to the pot, and bring it to a boil.
- Add the pasta and fully cooked buffalo chicken meatballs (from the oven, fridge or freezer) to the pot.
- Keep at a rapid simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the fresh spinach leaves and cream cheese. Stir for 3-4 minutes, or until the cheese melts into the soup, then serve.
- Optional: garnish with diced green onions, blue cheese crumbles or shredded cheddar cheese.
Notes
- To make the soup with shredded chicken, instead of meatballs: use this Instant Pot Shredded Chicken recipe to pressure cook 1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, or chicken thighs. Shred the chicken, then add it to the soup with the spinach. You can also pull 3 cups of cooked chicken off of a rotisserie chicken and add it to the soup with the spinach.
- Frozen meatballs can also be used instead of making your own. You do not need to adjust the time. The meatballs will defrost and heat through in the soup as it cooks on the stove. I recommend using smaller meatballs for this recipe that are the size of a golf ball, or smaller.
- You can leave out the cheese if you’d like. This will make a brothy soup, instead of a creamy soup.
- Leftover buffalo chicken soup will last in the fridge for up to 5 days stored in an airtight container. This soup is super easy to reheat on the stove in a pot over medium heat. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes to reheat the soup and meatballs completely.
- The spice level of the soup will depend on the spice level of the buffalo wing sauce used in this recipe. For a spicy soup, use an extra hot buffalo sauce. For a mild soup, use a mild sauce. You can also replace the chicken wing seasoning with ranch seasoning to make it even more mild.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
649kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
46g
(15%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
15g
Cholesterol
175mg
(58%)
Sodium
4031mg
(168%)
Potassium
907mg
(26%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
6481mg
(130%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
218mg
(22%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 649 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 649kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 175mg | 58% |
| Sodium | 4031mg | 168% |
| Potassium | 907mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 6481mg | 130% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 218mg | 22% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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