Saturday, May 22, 2010

Katy's Cheesy Chicken and Veggie soup






Ingredients


3 quarts of water

12 chicken boullion cubes

1 onion diced

1 cup of celery diced

2 bags of California mixed vegetables-broccolii, cauliflower & carrots

1/2 pound of butter

1 cup flour

1 jar cheese whiz

3 cooked chicken breasts diced

1 cup frozen peas- optional

Directions

Bring water and chicken boullion to boil in large stockpot. Add diced onion, celery and California Vegetables. Simmer until vegetables are soft. In another small sauce pan, melt butter, remove from heat and whisk in flour. heat on low 1 to 2 minutes whisking the whole time. whisk Flour- butter mixture into soup one spoonful at a time, over low heat until soup is thick and creamy. Stir in jar of cheese whiz until fully blended into soup. Add diced chicken and peas. * Freezes well, but don't reheat on stove, soup burns easily. Reheat in microwave only



I am not sure what the nutritional values are on this, I know it makes a lot of soup. It is extremely important to add the chicken or the soup is too salty. As a post op RNY Patient, I can only eat about a 1/2 cup.