Cock-a-Leekie (Chicken and Leek Soup)

"A very healthy, heart-warming soup."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
7
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat all ingredients except leeks to boiling in large stockpot or Dutch oven.
  • Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
  • Add leeks.
  • Bring back to a boil; reduce heat.
  • Cover and simmer until thickest pieces of chicken are done, about 15 minutes.
  • Remove chicken from broth and cool slightly; remove chicken from bones and skin.
  • Skim fat from both and remove bay leaf.
  • Cut chicken into 1 inch pieces and return to broth.
  • Heat about 5 minutes; serve.

Questions & Replies

  1. Why can't we make private notes about a recipe any more?
     
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Reviews

  1. Hmm, hmmm, good! This is one of the best chicken soups I have ever tasted. I made a double batch and have individual servings in the freezer to take to work.
     
  2. I was looking for inspiration for the bunch of leeks and left over turkey breast that I had in the fridge and came upon this recipe. I fiddled with it a bit and came up with a darn fine bowl of creamy leek and barley soup. My method was a bit different. I sauteed the leeks and celery first. (I did not use any carrots). I used 4 cups of turkey stock instead of the water and chicken boullion and simmered until the vegetables were tender. I pulled the bay leaf out of the pot and pureed the lot with an immersion blender. I then added the barley and the chopped up left over turkey breast meat, cooking until the barley was softened. I liked the previous reviewers idea of adding dill so just before serving I stirred in about 3 tbsp chopped dill weed. The dill really added a nice crsip dimension. Although not the original recipe as posted, it was lovely. Thanks to Molly and Chris Reynolds for their inspiration.
     
  3. We loved this soup Molly! For such simple ingredients, the flavour was outstanding. I followed the recipe except I did add an additional 2 Cups chicken stock as I wanted a thinner soup. I also added 1 tsp of dill right at the very end. I will be making this on a regular basis as the family devoured it! Thanks so much for posting!
     
  4. I used leftover chicken and added a handful of stems from my broccoli and cauliflower It was great my husband loved it....
     
  5. With all these five-star reviews, I feel like a spoiler, but honestly, my DH and I didn't find this soup to be all that flavorful. Thanks for sharing, though. A postscript: On the second day, I added 1/2 tsp dillweed and some more bouillon to the leftover soup. We liked it a lot more, but I guess it was no long Cock-a-Leekie!
     
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Tweaks

  1. This is one great soup. I used a Cosco cooked chicken and Cosco chicken broth instead of starting the soup from scratch. This cut the cooking time down to about 10 minutes. Also microwaved the carrots and celery to get them soft (3 minutes). This soup is a keeper.
     
  2. I was looking for inspiration for the bunch of leeks and left over turkey breast that I had in the fridge and came upon this recipe. I fiddled with it a bit and came up with a darn fine bowl of creamy leek and barley soup. My method was a bit different. I sauteed the leeks and celery first. (I did not use any carrots). I used 4 cups of turkey stock instead of the water and chicken boullion and simmered until the vegetables were tender. I pulled the bay leaf out of the pot and pureed the lot with an immersion blender. I then added the barley and the chopped up left over turkey breast meat, cooking until the barley was softened. I liked the previous reviewers idea of adding dill so just before serving I stirred in about 3 tbsp chopped dill weed. The dill really added a nice crsip dimension. Although not the original recipe as posted, it was lovely. Thanks to Molly and Chris Reynolds for their inspiration.
     
  3. yummy! I bought a whole chicken & asked the butcher to cut it up for me (6 pieces). I also substituted barley for quinoa, as I am gluten intolerant. I added 1/2 cup for 15 minutes and it was just beautiful. Very subtle but lovely!
     

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