Best Chicken Con Queso Soup Recipes

SOMERSIZING CHICKEN QUESO SOUP

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 CON QUESO SOUP

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.

CHICKEN CON QUESO

Steps:

• Combine soup, cheese, milk, chilies and onion. Stir in chicken.
• Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and dump in the chips. Top with chicken mixture.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes or until heated through.