Cheese soup with chicken
Image source
Ingredients
- 500 g of chicken fillet;
- 200 g of processed cheese;
- 400 g of potatoes;
- 150 g of onion;
- 180 g of carrots;
- 3 bay leaves;
- 2 peas of sweet pepper;
- butter - for frying;
- salt and ground black pepper - to taste;
- greens and croutons - if desired.
Preparation
In a three-liter saucepan, put the fillets and pour water. Put the pan on medium heat. When the broth boils, add salt and add the sweet pepper and bay leaf. Cook the meat for 20 minutes.
After 5-7 minutes after boiling broth, add to it the peeled and cut into large cubes potatoes. While it is cooked with meat, make a roast on butter from crushed onions and grated carrots, season with salt and ground pepper.
When the fillet is ready, remove it from the pan and cut into cubes. In the soup, add roast and cook with potatoes for 5-7 minutes. Then return the meat to the pan, cook for 3-4 minutes and enter grated or finely chopped cream cheese. Stir the soup, wait for the cheese to melt, and remove the dish from the fire.
Before serving, decorate the soup with herbs and croutons.
Thanks for reading. Stay healthy.