Green Chile Chicken Soup

55 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 40 min
Ready In: 55 min

“One of our favorites. A spicy, tasty soup. If you like, you can add 1 cooked potato cut into pieces at the end before serving. The more chiles you use, the spicier the soup!” - by Ann

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups cooked, boneless and skinless chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 cup chopped green chile peppers
salt and pepper to taste
1 pinch garlic powder

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Directions

In a large pot melt butter or margarine. Add flour and stir the resulting paste over medium heat. Add the milk and chicken broth and whip to eliminate any lumps. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer.
Add the chicken. Add the chopped green chiles, salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. Stir well and cover. Simmer for 30 minutes and serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
348 cal
17%

Fat
23.5 g
36%

Carbs
16.4 g
5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (55)

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MADLUECK

Jun. 22, 2003

"Made this one and took it to a progressive dinner. Everyone wanted the recipe. I added more potatoes and carrots to it. Suggest adding some real onion and some real garlic to the butter (saute unti..." See morel tender) to give it more taste."

JDVMD

Nov. 1, 2005

"Delicious soup. Came together very quickly. Added some additional heavy whipping cream to give it a more creamy texture. Also, added more green chiles as well as a can of green enchilada sauce. Upped ..." See morethe amount of chicken. Think I will make this for a tailgate party I am organizing. "

MESADOE

Jun. 22, 2003

"didn't think I'd find a recipe for this southwestern favorite! happy to see it there. this is a delicious soup, but the chiles, hatch green chiles, make all the difference, so they shouldn't be optio..." See morenal."

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