Jalepeno Cheddar Chicken Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 10 jalapenos, de-seeded and chopped
• 1/3 cup flour (or as much as needed to make rue)
• 26 ounces chicken broth
• 4 cups milk
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
• 24 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese (grated or shredded)
• 4 cups chicken, cooked and shredded
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook chicken, shred, and set aside.
• 2 melt butter in soup pot. saute garlic and jalepenos.
• 3 add flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring until the mixture is a paste, but you can still see bubbles from the butter.
• 4 add chicken broth slowly while stirring mixture. same for milk and cream of chicken.
• 5 slowly raise temperature of soup to just below boiling point. stir frequently.
• 6 whisk in about 1/4c of cheese until completely melted. repeat until all cheese is melted into soup. (if you add cheese all at once it will ball up and soup will be stringy).
• 7 once cheese is melted in add chicken.
• 8 stir in sour cream, salt, and pepper until smooth.
• 9 enjoy!