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Creamy Chicken Sopas

This is a recipe for a chicken macaroni soup which I name Creamy Chicken Sopas. It is rich, flavorful, and delicious.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Filipino
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 560kcal
Author: Vanjo Merano

Ingredients

  • 12 oz. chicken breast see notes
  • ½ piece cabbage see notes
  • 3 stalks celery see notes
  • 1 piece onion see notes
  • 3 pieces hotdog see notes
  • ¾ cups carrots see notes
  • 12 oz. evaporated milk
  • 1 ½ cups elbow macaroni
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 piece Knorr Chicken Cube see notes
  • 6 to 8 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil
  • Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Boil 3 cups water in a medium pot. Add the chicken breasts.
    6 to 8 cups water, 12 oz. chicken breast
  • Cover and cook in medium heat for 15 to 18 minutes. You may add more water if needed.
  • Separate the chicken from the water. Let the chicken cool down and then shred. Set both shredded chicken and water aside.
  • Heat oil in a large soup pot. Sauté the garlic until it turns medium brown. Add onion, celery, and carrot. Continue to sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
    3 stalks celery, 1 piece onion, 2 teaspoons minced garlic, 3 tablespoons cooking oil, ¾ cups carrots
  • Add the shredded chicken. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add the hot dog. Quickly stir and then pour the water used to boil the chicken. Also pour the remaining water. Let boil.
    3 pieces hotdog
  • Add the Knorr Chicken Cube. Stir. Cover and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
    1 piece Knorr Chicken Cube
  • Put the elbow macaroni in the pot. Cook for 10 minutes.
    1 ½ cups elbow macaroni
  • Add the cabbage. Stir and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Note: you can add more water if needed.
    ½ piece cabbage
  • Pour the evaporated milk. Stir, let boil, cover and cook for another 3 minutes.
    12 oz. evaporated milk
  • Add salt and ground black pepper to taste.
    Salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve.
  • Share and enjoy!

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Notes

 
Chicken breast: Chicken breasts are great for sopas. However, you can also use boneless thighs. In my experience, it is more moist compared to the breast. 
This can either be boiled and shredded afterwards. If you are in a hurry, simply dice the chicken and saute this with the aromatics in step 4.
Cabbage: I am using regular cabbage for this recipe. You can also use Napa cabbage as an alternative. I usually cut it in half and remove the hard part in the center. I then slice it into strips.
Celery: This is an optional ingredient. On a personal note, I mostly make my sopas with it. Simply chop it or slice it crosswise thinly.
Onion: Use either yellow or white onion for this recipe. You can mince it or dice it.
Hotdog: Filipino chicken sopas is traditionally cooked with red hotdogs. These is a Filipino thing since you can only find this in Filipino/Asian stores here in the US. Feel free to use franks, weiners, and even chicken hotdog. 
Carrots: You can use fresh or frozen carrots for this. Fresh shredded carrots are also available in supermarkets. You may use this too.
Chicken cube: This ingredient provides flavor to the dish. You can use chicken powder or replace water with either chicken broth or chicken stock too.

Nutrition

Serving: 4g | Calories: 560kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 498mg | Potassium: 1077mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 4485IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 312mg | Iron: 1.9mg