Best Chicken Beer Queso Soup Recipes

Chicken Con Queso Soup image

Provided by Big Mike2

Time 1h

Yield 8 cups, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 lbs bonless skinless chicken breasts
16 ounces cream cheese
6 ounces butter
3 (4 1/2 ounce) cans diced green chilies
3 cups half-and-half
24 ounces chicken broth
30 ounces rotel, Original
1 large onion
cayenne pepper
3 tablespoons garlic, chopped
salt
pepper
6 teaspoons lemon juice

Steps:

Dice chicken breasts and place in non-stick skillet with salt and papper (to taste). Cook chicken over medium heat until thorougly cooked, but do not brown. When cooked, remove from heat.
Dice onion. In saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter and add diced onion. Cook until onion is translucent.
Drain Ro*Tel and green chilies in collander.
Once onion is translucent, add garlic, chilies and tomatoes. Cook for 8-10 minutes.
Dice cream cheese and add to onion/chilies/tomato mixture. Stir until melted.
Add chicken broth and half and half. Stir to combine. Add lemon juice and stir. Then, stir in cayenne pepper and salt, to taste. Finally, add your cooked, diced chicken breasts.
Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 647.5, Fat 49.5, SaturatedFat 30.4, Cholesterol 207.7, Sodium 1680.7, Carbohydrate 15.3, Fiber 1, Sugar 3, Protein 36.8

Somersizing Chicken Queso Soup image

Provided by Mommy Diva

Categories Chicken

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 large onion, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
2 (4 ounce) cans green chilies, diced
2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes (Rotel can be used)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (8 ounce) can chicken broth
1 1/2 cups cream (you can use 1 cup cream and 1/2 c. water.)
4 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons garlic powder (start with 2 teaspoons and adjust accordingly)
2 teaspoons cumin (start with 2 teaspoons and adjust accordingly)
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper (start with 2 teaspoons and adjust accordingly)
salt, to taste
1 -2 cup rotisserie-cooked chicken, shredded (can use breasts or tenders chopped)
1 bunch green onion, chopped (white part)
1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped (to taste)

Steps:

Melt butter over med. high heat. Saute onion in butter until translucent.
Add green chiles and tomatoes (do not drain either one) and cook, stirring constantly, until about half of the liquid is evaporated.
Add cream cheese and cook until melted, stirring constantly.
Add broth, cream, lemon juice and seasonings. (At this point, you can puree the soup with an immersion blender, but that's optional--it's good either way).
Add chopped chicken and heat until warmed through. Do not boil.
Serve, garnishing each portion with chopped green onions and chopped cilantro.
According to the original poster, 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 crushed Nacho Cheese Doritos.

Chicken Beer Queso Soup image

Provided by Kimmi Knippel (Sweet_Memories)

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 15

SOUP:
1 large onion,chopped
1/2 stick butter
3 - 10 oz can(s) ro*tel, undrained
2 blocks velveeta cheese, cut up into chunks
32 oz chicken broth, reduced sodium
2 bottle beer of choice (i use rolling rock)
1 Tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin
1 - 2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 rotisserie chicken, any flavor, deboned & deskinned, chopped
1 bunch scallions, chopped
GARNISH:
homemade tortilla chips
nacho cheese doritos

Steps:

1. Melt butter over medium-high heat. Sauté onion in butter until translucent, about 8 - 10 minutes.
2. Add ro*tel & cook, stirring constantly, until about ½ of the liquid is evaporated, about 3 minutes.
3. Add velveeta & cook until melted, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes or so.
4. Add broth, beer & seasonings; let cook 2 minutes.
5. Add chopped chicken & heat until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Do not boil.
6. Serve, garnishing each portion with chopped scallions.
7. Serve with either cut-up & fried tortilla strips &/or Nacho Cheese Doritos.