Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup
photo by Caroline Cooks
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 6 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
- 1 3⁄4 cups heavy cream
- 1 1⁄2 cups ham, diced
- 1⁄2 cup swiss cheese, diced or 1/2 cup swiss cheese, grated
- 1 1⁄2 cups chicken, diced (approximately 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts)
- 1⁄2 cup onion, diced
- 1⁄2 cup celery, diced
- salt, to taste
- white pepper or fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons tarragon (optional)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon basil (optional)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons water
directions
- Saute the chicken cubes in a little oil until they are lightly browned.
- In large stock pot place broth, ham, chicken, celery, onion, and bring to boil.
- In medium pot place heavy cream and swiss cheese; heat until cheese is melted.
- Add cheese mixture to the large pot and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix cornstarch with water. Add about half of it to the soup to thicken it, then add more until the consistency is what you want.
- Bring to a boil; then serve.
- Garnish with additional grated Swiss cheese, if desired.
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Reviews
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Such a yummy soup and very forgiving. I used fresh garlic, thyme instead of tarragon, a heaping tablespoon of parsley, only about 1/4 cup ham, two carrots and twice as much cornstarch - this gave the soup the consistency of egg flower soup. In a seperate pot, I melted the cheese (I used a combination of 2 triangles of Laughing Cow, 1 Babybel and 2 deli slices of swiss) in 1-1/3 cup heavy cream and about 2/3 cup milk. I added the cream mixture just before serving. This was delicious and great the next day as well.
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Excellent flavor with this soup. I made half a recipe and was wonderful. I would however, like it thicker. Even though I used all of the cornstarch and it still wasn't thick enough for us. I may try flour in the pot before adding the broth. I also used half and half so that may be part of the problem. Served it with Recipe #95797.
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