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Chicken Queso Soup




Source of Recipe


StephRobin @ Somersize Site


Recipe Introduction


Level 1 ~ Pro/Fat ~ Steph's quote: A skinny friend of mine gave this to me and it's fantastic! Just so happens it's Somersized already! Enjoy!



List of Ingredients




1/2 large onion, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
2 small cans chopped green chiles
2 cans (14 ounce) diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese
1 can chicken broth
1 1/2 cups of cream (recipe calls for half and half, but i think cream works fine. Or you can use 1 cup cream and 1/2 ccup water.
4 teaspoon lemon juice
Garlic powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt to taste (start with 2 teaspoons and adjust accordingly)
1-2 cups chopped, cooked chicken. (I usually use however much I have left over. Also, it's good without the chicken.)
1 bunch chopped green onions (white part)
1 bunch chopped cilantro



Recipe



1. Melt butter over medium-high heat. Saute onion in butter until translucent.
2. Add green chiles and tomatoes (do not drain either one) and cook, stirring constantly, until about half of the liquid is evaporated.
3. Add cream cheese and cook until melted, stirring constantly.
4. Add broth, cream, lemon juice and seasonings. (At this point, I usually puree the soup with my immersion blender, but that's optional - it's good either way).
5. Add chopped chicken and heat until warmed through. Do not boil.
6. Serve, garnishing each portion with chopped green onions and chopped cilantro.

In my opinion, the garnish is a must for this soup. All the fresh ingredients give it a "crunchy kick."

Non-Somersizers can also garnish with either cut-up & fried tortilla strips OR (my fave) crushed Nacho Cheese Doritos.
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* Deb’s notes: I double the recipe. For spices I added 2 teaspoons garlic powder, 4 teaspoons cumin, 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper and 3 teaspoon salt. I add 3 cans of chicken broth. I use 12 ounces cream cheese, 3 cans diced chiles, 2 cans diced tomatoes and 1 can Rotel with green chiles. I also add the garnishes, which were very good. Since I was experimenting with the spices, next time I will increase the garlic powder and cumin.