If you are looking to get a delicious dinner on the table in 15 minutes, you are looking at it. This is a delicious soup that is similar to Egg Drop Soup and is our favourite soup to make when we are short on time. Warm, Cosy and great when you are under the weather.
This is one of the first recipes that was on the site and it was long over due an update because those pictures that I thought were so amazing, were actually not.
Chicken and Corn Soup Ingredients and Tips
You can add noodles to the soup to make it more filling and even more flavourful
You can use frozen corn, corn kernels or creamed corn in this recipe. If you don’t have a can of creamed corn, blend some corn before adding it to the soup.
How to make Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup
To make chicken and sweet corn soup:
Saute Red Onions or Spring Onions with Garlic, Ginger and Green Chilli.
Add stock and soy sauce and simmer.
Add Corn.
Add either boneless chicken or shredded rotisserie chicken (minus the skin).
Whisk eggs and add to pot.
Pour in the Stock and Soy Sauce. Simmer for 2 -3 minutes.
Add the sweet corn and chicken and simmer on low for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and remove pan fron gas.
Stir in the egg and stir vigorously.
Taste and season with black pepper and salt if needed (this will depend on the stock cube you have used. Garnish with Coriander and add Green Chillies if using.
This picture shows what it looks like with rotisserie chicken. The original picture shows the soup with Chicken breast.
Variations
You can make this soup your own and change it up as much as you like. Here are some suggestions:
Add veggies: Anything from carrots, peas, green beans, cabbage, peppers, broccoli and asparagus would work.
Make it spicy: Stir in some hot sauce at the end for an added kick.
Add noodles: Any type of noodles will work in this soup ad added bonus, you will stay fuller for longer.
More Soup Recipes:
Golden Chickpea Soup with Halloumi
Veggie Coconut Curry Noodle Soup
Creamy Chicken, Orzo and Mushroom Soup
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Chicken and Sweetcorn Recipe
If you are looking to get a delicious dinner on the table in 15 minutes, you are looking at it. This is a delicious soup that is similar to an Egg Drop Soup and is our favourite soup to make when we are short on time. Warm, Cosy and great when you are under the weather.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Oil I use Toasted Sesame
- 1 inch Ginger crushed
- 2 - 4 cloves Garlic crushed
- 1 tsp Green Chilli Paste Optional
- 3 Spring Onions sliced finely or 1 small red/white onion diced
- 500 ml Chicken Stock
- 1.5 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 325 g tin Sweetcorn Half blended with a stick blender
- 1 lb Chicken Breast Roast chicken breast, skin removed, meat shredded or Rotisserie Chicken shredded
- 2 Eggs Whisked in bowl
- 2 Green Chillies chopped (Optional)
- Salt and White Pepper
Instructions
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In a large pot over medium/high heat, add the oil and once hot add ginger, garlic, green chilli if using and spring/red/white onions. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes.
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Pour in the Stock and Soy Sauce. Simmer for 2 -3 minutes.
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Add the sweet corn and chicken and simmer on low for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and remove pan fron gas.
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Stir in the egg and stir vigorously.
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Taste and season with black pepper and salt if needed (this will depend on the stock cube you have used. Garnish with Coriander and add Green Chillies if using.
Recipe Notes
You can add noodles to the soup to make it more filling and even more flavourful
You can use frozen corn, corn kernels or creamed corn in this recipe. If you don’t have a can of creamed corn, blend some corn before adding it to the soup.
For a thicker soup, you can add a cornflour slurry by mixing 2 tbsp Corn flour into 1/4 cup of water and adding along with the stock. Make sure you stir continuously as you are adding it.
Add a pinch of Sugar if you feel like it is a little Salty/Sour.
A shredded rotisserie chicken can be added instead of the chicken breast.
Chicken thighs (boneless0 make for a more flavourful soup. They can be used here. The cooking time will need to be increased though.
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