You've had cordon bleu casseroles, sandwiches or just baked styles, but have you had it as a soup? Chicken, ham, and mushrooms in a swiss Dijon broth that is surprisingly delicious makes this a recipe you can't pass up!
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Why Choose This Recipe
- You can use leftover holiday ham for this soup!
- It's a unique soup!
- All the Chicken Cordon Bleu flavors you love!
- Great use for extra cooked chicken!
Ingredient Notes
- Ham - You can use ham cubes or leftover holiday ham.
Step by Step Instructions
- In a soup pot over medium heat bring the butter to a sizzle.
- Add the garlic, onions, carrots and mushrooms.
- Sauté them lightly.
- Add the flour and stir well.
- Add the broth a little at a time stirring in between each addition until it's all added.
- Add the Dijon mustard.
- Add the shredded swiss cheese and stir well.
- Once the cheese is melted. add the ham cubes.
- Add the cooked, chopped chicken.
- When the chicken and ham are heated through add warmed milk to the soup.
- After this point don't allow the soup to simmer again to avoid breaking the milk and causing the soup to be grainy.
- Serve!
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
Fresh Dinner Rolls or Homemade French Bread would be delicious! You could even serve this soup in Bread Bowls!
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Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 quarts Soup 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Description
You've had cordon bleu casseroles, sandwiches or just baked styles, but have you had it as a soup? Chicken, ham, and mushrooms in a swiss Dijon broth that is surprisingly delicious makes this a recipe you can't pass up!
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Butter
- 3 Cloves minced Garlic
- ½ Cup minced Onions
- 1 (8 oz) package sliced Mushrooms
- 1 Cup Sliced Carrots
- ¼ Cup Flour
- 5 Cups Chicken Broth
- 2 Tbs Dijon Mustard
- 1 to 1 ½ Cups shredded Swiss Cheese
- 1 (8 oz) packaged, cooked cubed Ham
- 1 ½ Cups cooked, chopped Chicken
- 1 ½ Cups Milk, warmed
Instructions
- Melt and bring butter to a sizzle over medium high heat in a soup pot.
- Add the garlic, onions, carrots, and mushrooms.
- Lightly sauté' until the carrots start to soften.
- Stir in the flour.
- Add the chicken broth a little bit at a time stirring well after each addition until all the broth has been added.
- Stir in the swiss cheese and Dijon mustard.
- Once the cheese is melted and blended in add the chicken and ham cubes.
- When the chicken and ham are heated through add the warmed milk.
- Serve
Notes
- You can use leftover holiday ham for this recipe instead of ham cubes.
Keywords: chicken cordon bleu recipe, chicken soup
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Greg
This is really tasty soup. Very inventive. Yum!!!
★★★★★