🥣 NIX’S “CREAMLINE STEWARD”
- John Nickolls

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NIX SOUPS™🍗🥕🍄 SOUP DOSSIER #015
🥣 NIX’S “CREAMLINE STEWARD”
Creamy Chicken, Celery, Mushroom & Carrot Soup (Named for its calm authority, smooth handling, and refusal to spill.)
Status: Fully Tested Appliance: Ninja Soup Maker Texture: Chunky-creamy (pieces suspended in silk) Mood: Comforting, steady, quietly competent
This is a classic white soup, done properly. No tricks. Just balance, patience, and cream at the right moment.
🧾 INGREDIENTS
(All weights in grams, all seasoning in teaspoons — doctrine compliant)
Butter or olive oil — 20g
Onion, finely diced — 120g
Garlic, crushed — 10g
Carrots, diced — 200g
Celery, sliced — 150g
Mushrooms, sliced — 250g
Raw chicken (breast or thigh), diced — 350g
Dried thyme — 1 tsp
Fine salt — ¾ tsp
Black pepper — 1 tsp
Plain flour (optional, for body) — 2 tsp
Double cream — 180g
Stock build (locked doctrine):
1½ chicken OXO cubes dissolved in 750g hot water
🔧 METHOD — NINJA LOGIC™ (CREAM DIVISION)
1️⃣ SAUTÉ (THE BASE)
Add to the soup maker:
20g butter/oil
120g onion
10g garlic
Select SAUTÉ.Cook 4–5 minutes until soft and lightly sweet. No colour.
2️⃣ VEGETABLE BUILD
Add:
200g carrots
150g celery
250g mushrooms
Continue on SAUTÉ for 5 minutes, stirring once or twice, until softened and glossy. Mushrooms should give up their water politely.
3️⃣ CHICKEN & BODY
Add:
350g raw diced chicken
1 tsp dried thyme
2 tsp flour (if using)
Sauté 2–3 minutes, just until the chicken turns white on the outside.You’re sealing, not cooking through.
4️⃣ BUILD THE SOUP
Add:
750g prepared chicken stock
¾ tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
Stir gently.
5️⃣ COOK
Select CHUNKY.Let the Ninja complete the full cycle without interference.
6️⃣ THE CREAM MOMENT (ESSENTIAL)
When the cycle finishes:
Add 180g double cream
Stir well
Taste and adjust seasoning if needed
If the soup is thicker than you want, add hot water 10–20g at a time until it pours calmly.
🧠 NIX SOUPS NOTES
Chicken thigh = richer, more forgiving
Chicken breast = leaner, still correct
Cream always goes in after cooking
Flour is optional but gives classic “white soup” body
This reheats beautifully without splitting
This soup behaves itself.
🥖 SERVING SUGGESTIONS (OPTIONAL BUT CORRECT)
Crusty bread or buttered roll
Extra black pepper
Eaten somewhere warm, without hurry
🏷️ OFFICIAL NICKNAME
“CREAMLINE STEWARD”Because it’s smooth, dependable, and keeps everything exactly where it should be.
Part of the NIX SOUPS™ COLLECTIONMeasured. Traditional. Quietly excellent.
Logical evolutions already waiting:Tarragon French cut. Leek-enhanced winter version. Campervan-safe reheat edition that behaves impeccably on 12V without splitting, scorching, or sulking.










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