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Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup
Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup is your favorite entree all wrapped up in creamy soup form without all the tedious layering or rolling! This luxuriously rich and creamy soup recipe can’t get any easier or more delicious! It is loaded with juicy chicken, salty ham, Swish Cheese, hearty veggies and crunchy croutons for a comforting soup destined to become a new family favorite!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pot
- dutch oven
- oven
- whisk
- baking sheet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Melt butter in 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in a large Dutch oven/soup pot. Increase heat to medium high and add onions, carrots and celery and sauté for ⏱️ 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook ⏱️ 30 seconds. Sprinkle in flour and cook, while stirring, an additional ⏱️ 2 minutes.
butter3 tablespoons(8 oz.) Swiss cheese (shredded)2 cupsolive oil (divided)2 tablespoonsolive oil3 tablespoonslarge onion (chopped)1/2carrots (chopped)2
2
Turn heat to low and stir in chicken, ham and potatoes. Add chicken broth. Whisk cornstarch with half and half (you can whisk with as little as 1/2 cup milk, just enough so it dissolves) and add to pot. Stir in Dijon, bay leaves and all seasonings.
cornstarch2 tablespoons(8 oz.) Swiss cheese (shredded)2 cupshalf and half2 cups
3
Increase heat to high, cover pot and bring to a boil. Remove lid and reduce heat to a gentle simmer until potatoes are fork tender, about ⏱️ 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4
Remove from heat and stir in Swiss Cheese until melted.
5
Taste and add salt and pepper to taste (salt will depend on how salty your ham was to start with). Add additional half and half for a less “chunky” soup if desired and warm through.
half and half2 cups(8 oz.) Swiss cheese (shredded)2 cups
6
Garnish individual servings with croutons and fresh parsley (optional).
dried parsley (or 1 tablespoon fresh)1 teaspoon(8 oz.) Swiss cheese (shredded)2 cupschopped parsley (optional)
7
CROUTONS
8
While the soup is simmering make your croutons. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F degrees. Add bread to a foil lined baking sheet (for easy clean up). Drizzle with olive oil and season with garlic powder and salt. Toss until evenly coated then spread into an even layer on baking sheet. Bake for ⏱️ 10 minutes or until golden.
olive oil (divided)2 tablespoons(8 oz.) Swiss cheese (shredded)2 cupsolive oil3 tablespoons
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