Best Creamy Monterey Jack Soup Recipes

MONTEREY JACK CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan, combine the first 5 ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Remove from the heat and set aside.
• In another saucepan, melt butter.
• Stir in flour, salt and pepper.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until smooth.
• Gradually stir in 1 1/2 cups milk; bring to a boil.
• Boil for 1 minute stirring constantly.
• Slowly stir into vegetable mixture.
• Add cheese and remaining milk.
• Cook and stir over low heat until cheese is melted.
• Serve immediately.

MEXICAN CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown chicken, onion, and garlic in butter until chicken is no longer pink.
• Dissolve the bouillon in hot water; Pour into Dutch oven, and season with cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in cream, cheese, corn, chilies, and hot pepper sauce. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cheese is melted. Stir in chopped tomato. Garnish with cilantro.

MONTEREY JACK CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Mix broth, onion, tomato, chiles, and garlic. Bring to boil on high heat; cover.
• 2. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 10 minutes.
• 3. Take melted butter add to flour. Return this mixture back to heat on the stove and cook 3 minutes.
• 4. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of the hot milk; add 1/2 cup at a time. Cook 7 minutes until thickened.
• 5. Remove broth from heat and stir into milk mixture 1/4 cup at a time.
• 6. Return to heat; add remaining 1 1/2 cups of hot milk, salt, pepper, and cheese.
• 7. Stir until cheese is melted and soup is well heated.

CHEESY POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter and olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute leeks, onion, garlic, bay leaves, and coriander in hot butter and oil until softened and translucent, about 7 minutes. Add potatoes and chicken bouillon to the pot and pour enough chicken stock over the top to cover vegetables. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Mash potatoes to desired consistency with a potato masher. Stir Colby-Monterey Jack cheese and cream into potato mixture, return soup to a simmer, and cook until cheese melts and soup is hot, about 15 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Remove and discard bay leaves.
• Ladle soup into bowls and top with chives.

MEXICAN CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown chicken and onion in butter until chicken is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the water, bouillon and cumin; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Stir in the cream, cheese, corn, chiles and hot pepper sauce. Cook and stir over low heat until cheese is melted; add tomato. If desired, top with cilantro and tortilla strips.