Cheddar Chicken Soup Recipes

CHEESE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first 5 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, 8-10 minutes. Stir in cheese just until melted (do not boil). If desired, top with minced fresh chives.

CHEESE AND BROCCOLI CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-quart pot, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in flour, stirring constantly until a thick paste forms. Remove from pot, and set aside.
• In same pot, combine water, bouillon cubes, chicken, broccoli, salt and pepper. Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium low, and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Stir in the flour mixture a little bit at a time until soup thickens. Simmer 5 minutes. Reduce heat, and stir in cream. Mix in cheese 1 cup at a time, and stir until melted.

JALEPENO CHEDDAR CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook chicken, shred, and set aside.
• Melt butter in soup pot. Saute garlic and jalepenos.
• Add flour, 1 Tablespoon at a time, stirring until the mixture is a paste, but you can still see bubbles from the butter.
• Add chicken broth slowly while stirring mixture. Same for milk and cream of chicken.
• Slowly raise temperature of soup to just below boiling point. Stir frequently.
• Whisk in about 1/4c of cheese until completely melted. Repeat until all cheese is melted into soup. (If you add cheese all at once it will ball up and soup will be stringy).
• Once cheese is melted in add chicken.
• Stir in sour cream, salt, and pepper until smooth.
• Enjoy!

CHEDDAR CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan; crumble. Set aside.
• Add the chicken, onion, bell pepper and garlic to the drippings in the pan; saute for 5 minutes. Add broth and potato and bring to a boil. Cover and reduct heat. Simmer for 20 minutes or until potato is tender. Add corn; stir well.
• Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife. Place flour in a bowl. Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended; add to the soup. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes or until thick, stirring frequently. Stir in the cheddar cheese, salt and pepper. Top with crumbled bacon.