Description
A warm and comforting bowl of spicy Jalapeño Popper Chicken Soup, perfect for chilly nights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb chicken breast, cooked and shredded
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup diced jalapeños (fresh or pickled)
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chopped green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Sauté the onions and garlic until soft, allowing their fragrant scents to fill your kitchen.
- Add the diced jalapeños and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, bringing out their zesty flavor.
- Stir in the shredded chicken along with cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper, melding the spices beautifully.
- Pour in the chicken broth and allow it to come to a gentle simmer, creating a warming base for our soup.
- Add the cream cheese and stir until it melts and combines seamlessly into the broth.
- Gradually pour in the milk and shredded cheddar cheese, stirring until everything is creamy and divine.
- Allow the soup to simmer for 10-15 minutes, letting all those wonderful flavors marry perfectly.
- Serve hot, garnished with chopped green onions for that finishing touch of freshness.
Notes
Feel free to customize with additional vegetables or toppings like avocado and turkey bacon.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 27g
- Cholesterol: 75mg