Easy Cheesy Soup Recipes

CREAMY CHEDDAR CHEESE SOUP

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.

ONE RECIPE, TWO MEALS: CREAMY, CHEESY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep pot over medium-high heat. Add the celery and onions and saute until the veggies begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the potatoes and toss with a good pinch of salt. Add the chicken stock and simmer until the potatoes soften, about 20 minutes. Then add the milk and butter, and stir until the butter melts.
• At this point you have a few options. If you have an immersion blender, simply stick the wand in the pot and give it a few whizzes, blending some of the soup until it's nice and creamy. You'll still want a good amount of potato chunks in the soup, so don't go overboard, like I tend to do.
• You can also scoop out about 2 cups of the soup and transfer it to a blender or food processor. Blend until creamy and transfer it back to the soup pot.
• Or, you can simply mash a few of the potatoes with a potato masher, leaving it on the slightly chunkier side. It's up to you!
• After you've creamified it, give it another taste and add plenty of salt and pepper if needed.
• Scoop out a little for the kids and keep it simple for them with shredded Cheddar and a kiss of chives! (Chives are optional, of course.) As for you, adult faces, load up your bowls with plenty of chopped bacon, Cheddar, little dollops of sour cream, sliced jalapenos and chives!

CHEESY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add leek and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add stock and potato and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Puree soup in batches in processor or blender. Return soup to the saucepan. Add half-and-half and bring to simmer. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead, covered and refrigerated. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Gradually add all cheeses to soup and whisk until melted. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with tarragon.

EASY CHEESY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, heat cheese and milk over low heat, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.
• Stir in chili powder. Stir in rice and vegetables; cook until hot.

EASY CHEESY BEER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender and fragrant. Sprinkle the flour over onion and garlic, and stir until blended in. Gradually whisk in the milk so that no lumps form. Continue to stir while you cook until the liquid thickens, about 10 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to low, and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the cheese, bacon and beer. Gently stir until the cheese is melted and soup is well blended.

EASY CHEESY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Dice the peeled potatoes into about 3/4" pieces.
• Place the diced potatoes in a pot with the 4 cups of chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes or until potatoes are nice and tender.
• While potatoes cook, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Add the chopped green onion and sauté for 5 minutes.
• Whisk the flour, celery seeds and paprika into the butter/green onions and stir constantly until a smooth paste. Gradually stir in the ff half and half. Stir frequently until mixture begins to thicken.
• Add the hot cooked potatoes and both into the creamy mixture; stir well.
• With a slotted spoon remove 1 or 2 cups of the potatoes and set them aside.
• Use a stick blender or blender or food processor to blend the soup in the pot.
• Return the blended mixture and reserved 1 or 2 cups of potatoes to the pot.
• Stir in the cheese, salt and pepper.
• Stir and cook (but do NOT allow to boil) until cheese is melted smooth and well-mixed.
• Serve.
• Garnish with some green onion tops, if desired.

EASY CHEESY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large Pot put the water, boullin, and onion.
• Cover and cook on medium heat for 20 minutes.
• Then add the potatoes and frozen vegetables (I diced mine very small with a food chopper).
• Cover and cook on medium for another 20 minutes.
• Then turn down the heat to low and add the soup, milk and cheeses (cut into small chunks).
• Stir until the cheese is melted.
• Either simmer on low or pour into a crockpot on low for up to 4 hours.

CHEESY CHICKEN ENCHILADA SOUP

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, mix all ingredients except tortilla chips.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted. Top individual servings with tortilla chips.