Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup

A yummy favorite at my house, this is like queso with some chicken chunks thrown in -- and just that nutritious!

4 cans cream of chicken soup

1 can Ro-Tel
1 pint half and half

1 pint milk

1 small pkg. Velveeta

3 chicken breasts, cooked, diced

salt, pepper, chili powder and cumin to taste

avocados and tortilla chips for serving

Melt Velveeta in microwave. Combine all other ingredients until warm, not boiling. (It's VERY easy to burn the milk on the bottom of the pan -- take your time with this soup). Great in a Crock-Pot on low. Serve over tortilla chips and/or avocado.

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Got this when I made a plea for what to do with leftover Rotisserie chicken. Obviously, the amounts are not exact for veggies, etc. but cook to your family's likes and dislikes.

Chicken

package of Wild Rice (cooked)

Carrots

Celery

Onions

4 c. chicken broth

1 can condensed milk

Saute' vegetables, combine all ingredients. Simmer.

Rotisserie Chicken, a dozen ways

So, today I have a leftover Rotisserie chicken. Yes, a whole one. Sam's sells them for $5, so I always buy 2. I usually use the 2nd one for chicken salad for sandwiches, but wasn't in a chicken salad mood (AND had nothing planned for dinner tonight so I needed it anyway). I posed the question on facebook: What should I do for dinner with leftover rotisserie chicken. Holy cow. Got quite a response. I will link to a recipe if I have one!

• Chicken Spaghetti
• Tortilla Soup
• Quesadillas
• Chicken Sour Cream Enchiladas (okay, who am I? Betty Crocker? What the heck?)
• Chicken Pot Pie
• Chicken salad
• Fettucini Alfredo
• Chicks-in-a-blanket (I made that name up -- chicken w/ grated cheese wrapped in crescent rolls cooked according to directions)
• Etouffe' (again... Betty Crocker? What?)
• Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup
• Chicken Tacos
• Chicken and Dumplings
• Fajitas
• Paninis

So, what are you waiting for? Get cooking!

Tortilla Soup II

SuperMom already posted one Tortilla Soup recipe. Mine is a hair different (minus the hair, though I was served Tortilla Soup with hair in it at a very fancy local restaurant when my husband came here to interview for his job, though that is an entirely different story).

Start your can opener:

2 cans cooked chicken or 4 cooked chicken breasts
2 cans chicken broth
1 can Ro-Tel
1 can Whole Kernel corn, drained
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can Ranch Style Beans
1 can Enchilada sauce
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder

Combine and heat (hello, Crock Pot). Serve with grated cheese, tortilla chips, avocado slices, and sour cream. And... if you are really feeling fancy, jalapeno cornbread muffins.

Updated so that I will remember this next time: Sarah, a double recipe of this does NOT fit in your 6 qt. crock pot. Here is what you do: pour everything except the chicken into the lg. crock pot. Cook the chicken (frozen as it can be) in smaller crock pot. Pause to give thanks for crock-pot liners. Once chicken is cooked and after soup has cooked a while, ladle some of the soup into smaller crock pot while you dice chicken. Divide chicken between two crock-pots.

Baked Potato Soup

This is my absolute favorite type of potato soup, VERY easy to do once you have 3 baked potatoes. (If you don't, that is why God invented microwaves -- they can be baking while you do the rest of this stuff...)

Brown together:

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. flour

Slowly add:

2 1/2 c. milk

Add 2 cans chicken broth (I make one of them Roasted Garlic chicken broth)

Simmer until thick -- 15-25 minutes.

Stir in 3 diced baked potatoes.

Serve with cheese and bacon bits.

Tomato Basil Soup

I was asked to post this from Monday night's Bunco:

Rich and Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
8 tomatoes- peeled, seeded, and diced
8 c. tomato juice
28 leaves fresh basil
2 c. heavy cream
1/2 lb. butter
salt and pepper to taste

Combine tomatoes and juice in stock pot. Simmer 30 min. Puree along wiht basil leaves in food processor. Return to stock pot, add cream, butter, salt and pepper. Serves 10

Susan changed the recipe somehow- If you heard her say how, post it in the comment section

Tortilla Soup

Another current favorite! And so, so easy.

1 can cooked chicken or a couple of cooked chicken breasts (leftover chicken without skin works great!)
1 can corn, drained
1 can Ro-Tel
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
onion powder to taste
salt to taste
2 cloves minced garlic
chicken broth
Monterey Jack cheese
tortilla chips

Combine all ingredients except broth and cheese and heat while mixing well. Once ingredients are completely mixed, add chicken broth to achieve desired consistancy. Let simmer for 10 - 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup of Monterey Jack cheese. Serve soup over crushed tortilla chips and top with additional cheese.