Welcome to The BakerMama Monthly Recipe Challenge! Each month, we’ll all be making the same recipe from TheBakerMama.com. After you’ve made the recipe, leave a review on the recipe’s page for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.
How The Challenge Works
- Make the Recipe: Each month, I will choose a specific recipe from TheBakerMama.com for us all to make! You can find the monthly recipe link and description below.
- Leave a Rating and Review (required entry): Leave a comment (with a valid email address) and rate the recipe with a star rating here on the blog. Include the hashtag #TheBakerMamaRecipeChallenge in your comment to be entered into the challenge. Be sure to leave your email address so we can reach out to you if you’re a winner. To leave a recipe review, scroll all the way to the bottom of the blog post itself where it says “Leave a Reply”.
- Bonus Entry: Share a photo of your recipe creation in my Facebook Group and add the hashtag #TheBakerMamaRecipeChallenge. You’ll get one extra entry for the monthly drawing.
- Win Prizes: One random winner* will be chosen at the end of each month to receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card. We will contact the winner via the email that they leave with their recipe review. *Only residents of the U.S. and Canada are eligible to enter.
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January Recipe Challenge: Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Happy New Year, friends! It’s time to announce this month’s recipe challenge! This month, we’re making my Chicken Pot Pie Soup! If you’re in the mood for some comfort food, this soup is creamy, full of satisfying chicken and vegetables and every bit as comforting as my favorite chicken pot pie. Only, it’s so much easier and faster to make. You can even make it in a crockpot!
This soup is dense and filling and an easy way to get your kids to eat their veggies!
Tips & Serving Ideas
Quick Tips
- No cream of chicken soup? Use a mix of milk + chicken bouillon + a little flour or cornstarch to thicken, or swap with cream of mushroom or cream of celery for a flavor twist.
- Chicken swaps: Try leftover turkey, chopped ham, canned chicken, or white beans depending on your needs, time, or what’s in your fridge.
- Need it gluten-free? Use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend for the roux, and make sure your cream soup and broth are labeled GF. Or use a cornstarch slurry instead of flour.
- No frozen peas and carrots? Substitute with any frozen veggie mix (like corn/peas/green beans) or use diced fresh carrots and a can of drained green beans.
- No cream-style corn? Blend 1 cup of whole kernel corn with a splash of milk or broth to make a quick DIY version.
- Dairy-free option: Swap butter for olive oil, use dairy-free cream soup (or homemade with plant milk), and choose a non-dairy broth to keep it creamy without the dairy.
Serving Ideas
- Classic pairing: Serve with warm biscuits, crescent rolls, or crusty bread to soak up every creamy spoonful.
- Mini pot pie twist: Ladle soup into ramekins and top with a square of puff pastry — bake until golden!
- Kid-friendly dunkers: Cut grilled cheese into sticks for dipping.
- Soup + salad night: Pair with a light side salad to balance the richness.
- Bread bowl magic: For something fun and more indulgent, serve in hollowed-out sourdough bread bowls.
Previous Challenges
I hope you will join me in this fun and yummy Monthly Recipe Challenge! As always, If you make any of my recipes, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. If you’re on Facebook, be sure to join my Friends of The BakerMama group to connect and share all the fun and yummy recipes of mine that you make! 
I just love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the ideas I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
