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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
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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
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