Recipes Using Fiesta Cheese Soup Food

FIESTA CHICKEN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add chicken and onions; cook 5 min., stirring occasionally.
• Add all remaining ingredients except cheese; stir. Bring to boil; simmer on medium heat 8 min. or until chicken is done and onions are tender. Meanwhile, heat broiler.
• Ladle soup into 8 ovenproof bowls; top with cheese. Broil, 6 inches from heat, 2 to 3 min. or until cheese is melted.

FIESTA MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook the macaroni in the boiling water until just undercooked. Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the red onion and corn and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the onion turns golden brown and the corn begins to blister, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the green chiles to combine. Set aside.
• To make the sauce, melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Sprinkle in the flour, whisking to combine. Let the roux cook for a minute or so, whisking constantly. Pour in the milk, whisking constantly, followed by 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Cook the white sauce until thick and bubbly, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the half-and-half and adobo sauce. Add the processed cheese, 1 cup of the Monterey Jack and 1 cup of the pepper jack and continue to cook, stirring, until the cheese all melts. Add the cooked macaroni and stir to coat. Fold in the diced tomatoes and chiles.
• Butter a 9-by-13-inch disposable foil pan. Layer with half of the macaroni mixture, then half the corn mixture. Repeat the layers, ending with the corn mixture. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup Monterey Jack and 1 cup pepper jack over the top. Sprinkle the crushed tortilla chips all over the cheese, then sprinkle with chili powder.
• To bake immediately, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bake until bubbly and hot, 20 to 25 minutes. Sprinkle over the chopped cilantro and serve.
• To freeze the casserole for later, let cool completely, then cover with aluminum foil, fold over the edges to seal and freeze.
• If cooking from frozen, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cook, covered, for 50 minutes, then uncover and bake until light brown and bubbly, about another 20 minutes. Sprinkle over the chopped cilantro and serve.

CHICKEN FIESTA SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in crockpot except the tostada shells and cheese.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
• To serve, fill individual soup bowls with soup, Garnish with tostada shells and cheese.
• Preparation time does not include the time to cook the chicken breasts.
• Extra corn and/or pinto beans/kidney beans can be subsituted for the squash and zucchini if desired.

FIESTA PASTA SOUP

Steps:

• (remember spices can be adjusted to taste).
• In soup pot, combine all ingredients up to the sausage bringing to a boil, cover and reduce heat to simmer for 10 minutes.
• Slice sausage in 1/2 lengthwise then thinly slice into pieces.
• Add the sausage, pasta, corn& black beans to the broth mixture, cover& simmer another 10 to 15 minutes (or until vermicelli is cooked).
• Stir in lime juice.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish each with thinly sliced avacado (or you can chunk if you prefer) and grated cheese.
• Note: I like to serve this with hot Mexican corn bread and a small dinner salad.

CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large heavy-bottomed soup pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, and salt. Sweat for 5 to 10 minutes or until the vegetables begin to soften, stirring occasionally. Sift the flour over the vegetables and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Gradually add the chicken stock and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and add the garlic and bay leaf. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are soft.
• Remove bay leaf. Turn off the heat, add the heavy cream, and then puree with an immersion blender or in a conventional blender*. Gradually add the cheese, 1 small handful at a time, and stir until melted before adding next handful. Stir in the Marsala, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and white pepper. Taste and add additional salt if desired. If soup is not hot enough, return to a low heat until warmed through.
• *When blending hot liquids: Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. If using a blender, release one corner of the lid. This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. Place a towel over the top of the machine, pulse a few times then process on high speed until smooth.

CHEESY FIESTA CHICKEN AND RICE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Grease an oven safe dish with butter.
• Mix both soups, broth, milk, water and onion in a mixing bowl and set aside.
• Season chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.
• Evenly spread rice into baking dish.
• Pour soup mixture over rice as evenly as possible.
• Place chicken into pan and cover.
• Bake in oven for 45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the thickest part.
• Let dish stand for 3 minutes to allow sauce to thicken. While dish is standing, top each chicken piece with shredded cheese and salsa.
• Enjoy!

FIESTA MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package, cooking Macaroni for just 8 min.
• Meanwhile, brown meat with peppers in skillet; drain.
• Add meat mixture, corn and salsa to prepared Dinner; mix well. Cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.

CHEESY FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Cook noodles according to package directions. Brown ground beef, drain. Stir in taco seasoning and both cans soup. Stir ground beef mixture into noodles.
• Pour mixture into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Crush tortilla chips over casserole and top with cheese shreds.
• Bake for 10 minutes to melt cheese.

FIESTA PORK SOUP

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, cook and stir pork until browned. Drain.
• Add chicken broth, picante sauce, cumin and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Stir in cheese soup; simmer until heated through. Do not boil.
• Pour into serving bowls; garnish with tortillas chips and sour cream.

ZESTY CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a 3-qt. saucepan.
• Cook and stir until the cheese is melted.
• Garnish with sour cream and/or tortilla chips if desired.
• If you want you can also put cottage cheese on top instead of the sour cream which will give you that sour cream sensation without the fat.