~Soup's On!~

Last week, it wasn't too terribly chilly but I was in the mood for some soup and in the mood for something that I hadn't fixed in a while.  So a-browsin' I went through my cookbooks.  What to cook, what to cook....

Voila!  I found one that I hadn't fixed in a while.  Geez, maybe last winter??  Cheesy Chicken Chowder.  Doesn't it look good?

Well, you can't have soup without a bread of some type, right?  So, I whipped up a batch of easy peasy Angel Biscuits to go along with it.  Oh, it hit the spot.  Yum!  Once the hoopla of the holidays were over, I knew I wanted to share it with you.

This soup is really simple and fast to cook...my favorite way of cooking these days.  It just takes a few pots to get it done.  No big deal, huh?  hehehe Well, what are we waiting for?  Let's get to cookin', okay?

Cheesy Chicken Chowder

3 cups chicken broth

2 cups diced peeled potatoes

1 cup diced carrots

1 cup diced celery

1/2 cup diced onion

1-1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1/3 cup flour

2 cups milk

2 cups (8 oz) shredded Cheddar cheese

2 cups diced cooked chicken**

In a 4-quart saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil.  Reduce heat; add potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, salt and pepper.  Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.  Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium saucepan; add flour and mix well. (I usually use the pan that I cooked the chicken in).  Gradually stir in milk; cook over low heat until slightly thickened.  Stir in cheese and cook until melted; add to broth along with chicken.  Cook and stir over low heat until heated through.  Yield:  6 to 8 servings.

** I used boneless chicken breasts...so easy to cook and shred.
Note:  I usually cut the recipe in half for just me and Mr. Bill.  It makes plenty!

If you are new to my blog, I design the recipe so that you can print it out on card stock, cut in half  and glue the blank sides back to back to create a recipe type card if you would like.

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I hope you enjoy my soup recipe!

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