Pepper Cheese Soup Recipes

CHEESY ROASTED POBLANO PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium sauce pan over medium heat.
• Add onions and cook 8-10 minutes, or until tender.
• Add garlic and cook 1-2 minutes, or until fragrant.
• Add tomato, chicken, cumin, salt, pepper, poblano peppers and stock and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
• Whisk flour into half and half and add slowly to pan, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Add cheese and stir until melted and incorporated.
• Garnish individual servings as desired with tortilla strips, cilantro, additional grated cheese and poblano pepper.

RED PEPPER SOUP WITH FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, process undrained peppers with chicken broth, garlic, oregano, and basil until smooth.
• Transfer liquid to a saucepan, and heat over medium-low heat. Simmer for 5 minutes. Slowly whisk in cream, and heat through.
• Serve in soup bowls over crumbled feta cheese. Sprinkle additional feta cheese and oregano on top for garnish.

QUICK SAVORY CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the flour, salt, garlic powder and pepper; stir until smooth. Gradually add milk; cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add carrot and celery; simmer for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add to milk mixture and stir until blended. Add cheeses. Cook and stir until melted (do not boil). Garnish with chives if desired.

CAYENNE PEPPER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook carrots, celery and green onion in water until tender, set aside.
• In a small skillet, saute onion in butter until soft; stir in flour and blend well, do not brown.
• In a large dutch oven, bring milk and broth to a boil.
• Whisk in onion/flour mixture.
• Add cheese dip, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper and mustard.
• Slowly stir in carrots, celery, green onions and cooking liquid.
• Bring to a boil, serve immediately.