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    Basil Artichoke Soup Recipe - An Excuse for a Special Occasion

    Published: Sep 26, 2012 · Modified: Dec 2, 2020 by Fox Valley Foodie · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Don’t you hate it when you are about to hug someone you are really into and your face hits the mirror? I do. Too many people take themselves for granted so I am currently trying to surprise myself with a romantic dinner but the chicken I am roasting is taking longer than anticipated to come up to temperature.

    OK, maybe I do need a girlfriend. Any girls out there enjoy photographing other people’s food?

    Roasted ChickenI don’t think I could cook anything without my trusty food thermometer. I lean on it like a pirate on his wooden leg. It says I have another 15 degrees to go before the meat is safe for consumption which gives me plenty of time to get started on this new blog post.

    Basil Artichoke Soup is probably my favorite soup, and it is a Fox Valley Foodie original. I’ve been meaning to share the recipe with you guys for a number of months now, but I just don’t make soup very often during the summertime. This is an excellent everyday soup, but it is certainly luxurious enough to highlight a special occasion… even if it is an occasion you just made up to cook something special for yourself.

    To make this soup you will need the following:

    14.5oz can Artichoke hearts, drained
    ½ cup sundried tomatoes, julienned
    1 garlic clove, minced
    4 cups Chicken Stock
    ½ cup chopped Basil
    1 cup Milk
    8 oz Cream Cheese, softened
    1 tablespoon Butter
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    Salt

    Yields 4-8 servings

    In a large pot add chicken stock, artichoke hearts, dried tomatoes and garlic. Bring to boil and let simmer for 15 minutes.

    Ensure the melted cream cheese is smooth before adding more milk.

    Ensure the melted cream cheese is smooth before adding more milk.

    In a small saucepan gently melt the cream cheese with a splash of milk. Mix this periodically to incorporate together. Once the cream cheese is melted whisk smooth to remove any lumps and slowly add remaining milk until fully combined. Then add ½ of the basil to the mixture. Next, ladle soup broth into the mixture to further bring up the temperature and then combine with soup. Following this paragraph closely will ensure the cream cheese combines with the soup rather than breaking into thousands of little clumps.

    Finally, mix in butter, lemon juice, remaining basil and season to taste.

    Of course, soup by itself is never enough. Soup and a sandwich is a classic love story just like Romeo and Juliet, but instead of killing themselves the soup and sandwich just gets eaten. It is a much better ending.

    I like to pair gourmet chicken sandwiches with my Basil Artichoke Soup. Typically, I prefer to roast a chicken and remove the skin which I then re-bake to make nice crispy, salty, cracklings! Cracklings are quite possibly better than even bacon on a sandwich!

    To finish the sandwich I shred the meat, whip up some Lemon Thyme Mayo (mixture of lemon juice, thyme and mayo to taste), sauté onions, and top everything with freshly grated parmesan cheese. This is then served hot on a toasted French baguette to my biggest fan, me.

    Basil Artichoke Soup and Sandwich

    I love to hear feedback, so please let me know what you think if you try this recipe!

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    1. Laurie Ann

      May 08, 2020 at 10:43 pm

      Should the artichokes be chopped?

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      • Fox Valley Foodie

        May 12, 2020 at 8:50 am

        Yes, chopped would be ideal.

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      • Katie

        June 08, 2021 at 7:54 pm

        I made the soup and sandwich! Both we amazing and will make again. This was the only recipe for this version of soup I could find online. (The rest were tomato based.) Thanks for sharing!!!

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    2. Stephanie

      June 24, 2013 at 6:31 am

      This looks DELICIOUS! Thank you!

      Reply
    3. Leah

      February 21, 2013 at 12:01 pm

      Do you think if you just tossed all the ingredients in a crock pot it would work? Or would the cream cheese not properly incorporate?

      Reply
      • Fox Valley Foodie

        February 23, 2013 at 7:58 am

        I do not think it would work well in a crock pot. The cream cheese would never fully incorporate.

        Reply
    4. Steven

      October 02, 2012 at 5:48 pm

      Will you bring this to Soup-tober?

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      • Fox Valley Foodie

        October 02, 2012 at 9:56 pm

        Yes, if I am able to come I would love to bring this to share.

        Reply
    5. Hank

      September 27, 2012 at 1:27 pm

      Cracklings ARE the Jewish bacon.

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