Chunky Cheese Soup Food

CHUNKY CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first seven ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender. Add ham. , In another saucepan, melt the butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheese until melted; add to the soup.

CHUNKY CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix the water, potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, salt and pepper. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
• Mix the ham into the vegetable mixture.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in the flour until smooth. Slowly pour in the milk. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes, or until thickened. Stir in the Cheddar cheese until melted.
• Mix the melted cheese mixture with the vegetable mixture and serve.

THE BEST BROCCOLI-CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrot and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the flour and cook until golden, 3 to 4 minutes, then gradually whisk in the half-and-half until smooth. Add the chicken broth, broccoli, bay leaves, nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt and few grinds of black pepper Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium-low and simmer, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until the broth has thickened and the broccoli is very tender, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prick the potato all over with a fork and put on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave on high until tender, flipping halfway through, about 6 minutes. Let cool, then peel. Use a fork or potato masher to mash until crumbly.
• Reserve 2 cups of the soup in a liquid measuring cup and discard the bay leaves. Let the remaining hot soup cool for 5 minutes or so, then transfer it to a blender, filling no more than halfway. Add the mashed potato. Remove the center cap from the lid and place it on the blender. Cover the lid with a folded kitchen towel to catch splatters, and pulse until very smooth.
• Stir the pureed soup and reserved 2 cups of soup back into the pot. Whisk in the cheese until melted and smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle into serving bowls and top with more shredded Cheddar.

CHUNKY BROCCOLI CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over medium heat, cook onion in butter until onion is translucent. Stir in cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, cream of celery, broccoli, chicken, processed cheese, mushrooms and milk. Cook, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted and broccoli is tender, 10 to 20 minutes. Serve at once.

CHUNKY CHEESE POTATO SOUP AND WILTED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook the bacon until it is browned and crispy. Remove the bacon strips and crumble, leaving the drippings in the pot.
• Cook the onion and potatoes in the bacon drippings until they are tender, approximately 15 minutes. Stir in the cream, salt, and pepper. Dredge the cheese in flour and slowly add the cheese to the pot until it is melted. Add the crumbled bacon to the pot and stir everything together until it reaches your desired consistency.
• Serve in a hollowed out bread roll.
• In a medium sized pan, cook the bacon until it is browned and crispy. Remove the bacon strips from the pan, leaving only the drippings. Slowly add the vinegar to the pan, whisking constantly. Whisk in the sugar. Put the spinach into the pan and toss the leaves with the dressing until they wilt slightly. Remove the salad from the pan and garnish with chopped tomatoes and crumbled bacon.

CHUNKY ROOT VEGETABLE SOUP WITH CHEESY PESTO TOASTS

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large heavy-based saucepan. Add the shallots and cook for 5 mins until soft, then add the garlic and cook for 1 min more. Pour in the wine and simmer until reduced, then add the vegetables and cook for 2-3 mins.
• Pour in the stock, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 mins until the vegetables are soft. Meanwhile, to make the pesto, mix all the ingredients together with enough olive oil to make a thickish paste. Season.
• To make the toasts, put the grated cheese in a bowl and mix together with 2-3 tsp of the pesto. Heat grill. Put the ciabatta slices under the grill and toast on both sides. Remove, top with the herby cheese mixture, then grill until melted.
• Season the soup well and serve with the cheesy pesto toasts and remaining pesto, for drizzling.

CHUNKY CHICKEN CHEESE SOUP WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Cook and stir chicken in hot oil in large saucepan 8 to 10 min. or until done. Add carrots, celery and onions; cook 3 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in broth, water and dressing mix; bring to boil.
• Add pasta; cover. Simmer 10 to 12 min. or until pasta is tender. Add VELVEETA; cook 5 min. or until melted, stirring occasionally.

CHUNKY LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Place bacon on a lined baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes or until crisp and most fat is rendered. Pour off the fat and reserve. Crumble bacon and set aside.
• Pierce potatoes with a fork and microwave on high until they are soft and baked through, about 8-10 minutes depending on your microwave. Set aside to cool, then peel and chop. I sometimes leave half with peel, half without for more texture.
• In a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat, melt butter and stir in 2 tablespoons of reserved bacon fat. Saute onions and garlic in the butter until softened, about 6-7 minutes.
• Sprinkle flour over onions and stir into a paste (roux). Cook for 2-3 minutes to remove raw flour taste, then whisk in chicken stock slowly, then milk, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
• When thick and bubbling, add salt and peppers, and then the cream cheese. Using a potato masher, mash cheese to melt and remove lumps.
• Add potatoes and use masher to create your desired texture. We like a thick soup with plenty of lumps of potato left. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes to incorporate flavors. Add more seasoning salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve topped with reserved bacon bits, cheese, sour cream and chopped green onions. Enjoy!

CHUNKY CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In lg. saucepan combine the first 7 ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender. Add ham.
• In another sauce pan, melt the margarine, stir in the flour until smooth. Gradually add milk, bring to a boil, cook and stir for 2 min. or until thickened. Stir in cheese until melted, add to soup.

CHUNKY CHEESE BREAD FOR SANDWICHES, SOUP DIPPIN' OR EATIN' PLAIN

Steps:

• Generously grease two loaf pans; set aside.
• In mixing bowl, whisk water and yeast, let rest 2-3 minutes.
• Then whisk in sugar, salt, mustard, eggs, oil, butter, then stir in HALF the flour.
• Begin kneading with dough hook on LOW for 5-8 minutes, adding more flour to make a soft elastic dough; form into ball in mixing bowl--spritz dough with oil spray, cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap; let rise for 30 minutes.
• Turn out dough on lightly floured table, punch down gently.
• Divide dough in half; press each half into an oval; sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheese over each oval, press into dough, then roll each oval into a jelly roll.
• Cut each roll into THICK slices, then in half again (odd shaped chunks of dough).
• Arrange chunks in prepped loaf pans; scatter cubed cheese over dough chunks; drizzle oil or butter over this, sprinkle on the seasoned salt.
• Cover pans with plastic wrap, let rise in warm spot 30-45 minutes (quite puffy).
• Preheat oven to 350. Bake loaves until browned and sizzling--cheese will be melted--about 35-40 minutes.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove and serve.

CHUNKY CHEDDAR & CELERIAC SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pan, melt the tbsp of butter. Add the onions and cook for 5 mins until softened, but not coloured. Add the potato, celeriac, the litre of stock, 4 sage leaves and 2 strips of lemon peel. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 30 mins, until the celeriac is tender and the potato is collapsing. Remove and discard the lemon zest and sage leaves. Stir so the potato thickens the soup a little. (At this point you can cool and keep covered in the fridge for up to two days or freeze for up to 3 months.)
• When you're ready to eat, reheat the soup to just simmering. Stir in the 200g of cheese. Serve with crisp sage leaves for a special touch.