Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Cheesy Chicken Soup

Teresa Ambra

Cheesy Chicken Soup is incredibly delicious.  It’s a wonderful soup that’s always been one of our favorites. I cook off a whole chicken and use all the meat and the broth from cooking the chicken as the base. Then I add mixed veggies, carrots, celery, onions, and red potatoes. After all the veggies are cooked I add in a can each of cream of celery and cream of chicken soups, and velveeta cheese. It doesn’t take long, yet it’s so delicious.

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While this recipe can’t be considered healthy because it uses processed soups and cheese, this recipe can easily be converted to a healthier and clean recipe by making up your own soups and using cheddar cheese instead of velveeta. Regardless, this soup is amazing to the taste buds. It’s great any time of the year, but especially while the nights are still cool or the weather is up and down. Cheesy Chicken Soup is a great comfort food. I made it with Broccoli Bread, Spring Mix with Berries, Glazed Pecans and Feta, and White Chocolate Brownies to take to a friend’s house who recently had a baby. The soup is kid-friendly, too, because while it has marvelous flavor it doesn’t overwhelm young palates.

The first time I ever tasted this soup was when our church put on a soup cook-off back in the late 90s. My New England Clam Chowder actually won the cook off. But I had a taste of this delicious soup and I begged our youth minister’s wife (who made it) for the recipe. I have made this tasty soup many times throughout the years–always to rave reviews.

If you’re looking for a Cheesy Chicken Soup recipe that’s chocked full of veggies and has amazing taste, than make up a batch of this soup recipe sometime soon. It’s great reheated for lunches, and you can use rotisserie chicken and store bought chicken broth if that’s easier for you. Either way you make it you will find this soup very satisfying!

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Cheesy Chicken Soup is so scrumptious and delicious on chili fall and winter nights!

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

This close up allows you to see all the great veggies in this soup.

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Cheesy Chicken Soup tastes wonderful with a slab of Broccoli Bread. Yum.

Here’s what I did.

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

These are the ingredients I used for the recipe. I cooked a whole chicken in the crockpot and deboned it reserving all the stock for the recipe.

However, if you don’t have time for that you can use the meat from a rotisserie chicken and chicken broth.

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Pour chicken stock into a large 8-qt. stockpot. Add onions, celery, carrots and mixed veggies and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Meanwhile, in a separate pot, boil potatoes until fork tender. (You can boil these in broth but if you do add the broth back into the soup. If you boil in water, drain the potatoes in a colander.) I cut these petite red potatoes in quarters and left the skins on. Drain.

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Add cooked potatoes and chicken.

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Add soups and cubed velveeta cheese.

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

I had to switch to a larger pot because my six-quart stock pot was overflowing! Stir veggies and chicken, soups and cheese until well combined. Heat through.

The soup is done. That’s it!

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Garnish Cheesy Chicken Soup with parsley, if you desire, and serve with your favorite bread or Broccoli Bread.

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Cheesy Chicken Soup tastes amazing.

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Each mouthful of this savory soup is so comforting.

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

I actually like the cornbread crumbled into my Cheesy Chicken Soup!

Here’s the recipe.

CHEESY CHICKEN SOUP

(Recipe from Bennetta Smith when we attended Southwest Baptist Church, DeSoto, TX)

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Cheesy Chicken Soup

Teresa Ambra
Cheesy Chicken Soup is outstanding. This tasty and delicious soup recipe uses a whole chicken, homemade broth, mixed veggies, carrots, celery, onions, and red potatoes. It' wonderful comfort food for cool, winter nights or for lunches all year round. Great for weeknight suppers or company dinners.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Dish, Soups, Stews & Chowders
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 288 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large stock pot with lid
  • 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 soup ladle
  • 1 vegetable peeler

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz. pkg. Velveeta cheese cut in cubes
  • 2 qts. chicken broth
  • 6 cups chicken shredded, (or one whole chicken cooked, deboned and cut in small pieces--reserve chicken stock)
  • 20 oz. pkg. frozen mixed vegetables two 10-ounce packages
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 3 carrots peeled and sliced
  • 3 ribs celery sliced
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 can cream of celery soup
  • 1 lb. petite red potatoes or 6 to 8 large new or red potatoes

Instructions
 

  • Cook chicken in enough water to have 2 quarts of chicken broth for recipe. (Season with salt and pepper.)
  • After chicken is deboned, quarter potatoes and cook in broth or water until fork tender.
  • (Do not peel potatoes.)
  • Cook onion, celery, carrots and mixed vegetables in 2-quarts broth for 15 minutes.
  • Then add cooked, quartered potatoes, cut up chicken, the soups and the Velveeta cheese.
  • Stir well on low heat to keep cheese from burning.
  • Serve when cheese is completely melted and soup is hot.

Notes

NOTE: Preparation time does not include cooking or deboning the chicken.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 288kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 28gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 1629mgPotassium: 834mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 5509IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 265mgIron: 2mg
Keyword cheese, chicken, main dish, potatoes, soup, vegetables
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

[b]Cheesy Chicken Soup[/b]
Recipe Type: Soups, Stews & Chowders
Cuisine: American
Author: Teresa Ambra adapted from Bennetta Smith when we attended Southwest Baptist Church, DeSoto, TX
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 12
Tasty and delicious soup recipe using a whole chicken, homemade broth, mixed veggies, carrots, celery, onions, and red potatoes. This recipe uses Velveeta and a can each of cream of chicken and cream of celery soup to make the broth.
Ingredients
  • 16-oz. pkg. Velveeta cheese, cut in cubes
  • 2 quarts chicken broth
  • 1 whole chicken, cooked, deboned and cut in small pieces (reserve chicken stock)
  • 2 10-oz. pkgs. frozen mixed vegetables
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3-4 carrots, sliced
  • 2-3 celery stalks, sliced
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 can cream of celery soup
  • 6-8 red or new potatoes (or 1-lb. petite red potatoes)
Instructions
  1. Cook chicken in enough water to have 2 quarts of chicken broth for recipe. (Season with salt and pepper.)
  2. After chicken is deboned, quarter potatoes and cook in broth or water until fork tender.
  3. (Do not peel potatoes.)
  4. Cook onion, celery, carrots and mixed vegetables in 2-quarts broth for 15 minutes.
  5. Then add cooked, quartered potatoes, cut up chicken, the soups and the Velveeta cheese.
  6. Stir well on low heat to keep cheese from burning.
  7. Serve when cheese is completely melted and soup is hot.
Notes
Preparation time does not include cooking or deboning the chicken.
Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

If you like chicken and vegetable soups, you will love this cheesy version. I was not much of a soup lover before eating Cheesy Chicken Soup. It sure made a believer out of me!

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Cheesy Chicken Soup is really quick and easy once you have your chicken deboned.

Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Every bite of this soup is so delicious, you’ll find yourself easily going back for seconds!

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Cheesy Chicken Soup | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of our favorite #chicken #soup recipes. It's loaded with #chicken #potatoes #veggies & #cheese. It's terrific #fall comfort food.

Cheesy Chicken Soup

Teresa Ambra
Cheesy Chicken Soup is outstanding. This tasty and delicious soup recipe uses a whole chicken, homemade broth, mixed veggies, carrots, celery, onions, and red potatoes. It' wonderful comfort food for cool, winter nights or for lunches all year round. Great for weeknight suppers or company dinners.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Dish, Soups, Stews & Chowders
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 288 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large stock pot with lid
  • 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 soup ladle
  • 1 vegetable peeler

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz. pkg. Velveeta cheese cut in cubes
  • 2 qts. chicken broth
  • 6 cups chicken shredded, (or one whole chicken cooked, deboned and cut in small pieces–reserve chicken stock)
  • 20 oz. pkg. frozen mixed vegetables two 10-ounce packages
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 3 carrots peeled and sliced
  • 3 ribs celery sliced
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 can cream of celery soup
  • 1 lb. petite red potatoes or 6 to 8 large new or red potatoes

Instructions
 

  • Cook chicken in enough water to have 2 quarts of chicken broth for recipe. (Season with salt and pepper.)
  • After chicken is deboned, quarter potatoes and cook in broth or water until fork tender.
  • (Do not peel potatoes.)
  • Cook onion, celery, carrots and mixed vegetables in 2-quarts broth for 15 minutes.
  • Then add cooked, quartered potatoes, cut up chicken, the soups and the Velveeta cheese.
  • Stir well on low heat to keep cheese from burning.
  • Serve when cheese is completely melted and soup is hot.

Notes

NOTE: Preparation time does not include cooking or deboning the chicken.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 288kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 28gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 1629mgPotassium: 834mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 5509IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 265mgIron: 2mg
Keyword cheese, chicken, main dish, potatoes, soup, vegetables
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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