Cheddar Soup With Crispy Tortilla Crunch Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onions; cook 2 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Stir in flour until blended.
• Add tomatoes, broth and seasoning mix; stir. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 2 min. Add chicken and VELVEETA; cook and stir 5 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted and chicken is heated through.
• Top with crushed chips. Serve with lime wedges.

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter or margarine. Add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and cook until flour has blended with onion mixture.
• Add chicken broth and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened. Add milk and heat just to boiling, stirring constantly.
• In covered blender at medium speed, blend about 1/4 of soup mixture at a time until smooth. Return to saucepan and, over medium heat, heat just to boiling. Remove from heat.
• With wire whisk or slotted spoon, stir in cheese until melted. If cheese does not melt completely, cook over very low heat about 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Steps:

• Prepare fajita mix according to package directions; add chicken and marinate as directed. In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil until no longer pink; remove from skillet and cool slightly. Using 2 forks, shred chicken; set aside. , In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in broth. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Add the tomatoes, Velveeta and 1 cup Monterey Jack; cook and stir until cheese is melted. , Stir in cream and reserved chicken; heat through (do not boil). Sprinkle with cheddar and remaining Monterey Jack cheese; top with guacamole and chips.

Steps:

• Tortilla Strips:.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Spread tortilla strips on rimmed baking sheet;drizzle with oil and toss until evenly coated.
• Place in oven, rotating pan and shaking after 7 minutes.
• Bake until strips are deep golden brown and crip.
• Transfer chips to paper towels to drain and season with salt.
• SOUP:.
• In large sauce pan bring chicken, broth, 1/3 of quartered onions, 2 garlic cloves, cilantro and 1/2 teaspoon salt to boil over medium-heat; reduce heat and simmer until chicken is cooked, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to plate.
• Strain broth through fine-mesh strainer, discard solids in strainer.
• When cool enough to handle, shred chicken into bite-size pieces.
• Puree tomatoes, remaining onions, remaining garlic cloves, chipotle chile, and 1 teaspoon adobe sauce in food processor until smooth.
• Heat oil in dutch oven.
• Add puree and 1/8 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring frequently, until mixture has darkened in color, about 10 minutes.
• Stir strained broth into tomato mixture.
• Add poblano pepper, red peppers, zucchini and remaining quartered onions.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer to blend flavors, for about 15-20 minutes.
• Taste test.If desired add up to 2 teaspoons additional adobe sauce.
• Add shredded chicken and simmer until heated.
• To serve, place portions of tortilla strips in bowl and ladle soup.
• Pass garnishes separately.

Steps:

• In a medium soup pot, melt butter.
• Add onions and cook 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and peppers and cook 2 to 3 minutes more.
• Add flour and cook 1 minute.
• Whisk in stock slowly and stir in cream.
• Bring soup to a bubble and reduce heat to simmer.
• Stir in cheese and season the soup with salt, pepper, chili powder and cumin.
• Let soup reduce 10 to 15 minutes over low heat then serve with crushed chips and dollops of salsa.