You've had cordon bleu casseroles, sandwiches, or just baked styles, but have you had it as a creamy soup? Chicken, ham, and mushrooms in a Swiss Dijon broth that is surprisingly delicious make this a recipe you can't pass up!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- You can use leftover holiday ham for this comforting soup!
- It's a unique, hearty soup!
- All the Chicken Cordon Bleu flavors you love!
- Great way to use for extra cooked leftover chicken!
Ingredient Notes
- Ham - You can use diced ham cubes or leftover ham from the holidays.
- Chicken Broth - For a good chicken broth, use a chicken base instead of bouillon granules. The granules have a weak flavor that weakens the older it is. I recommend using a Better Than Bouillon chicken base to make your broth. This is the brand I use myself.
- Butter - You can use unsalted butter or salted butter. You could use olive oil in place of the butter if you need it.
- Chicken - Use fairly plainly seasoned leftover chicken. Whole chickens, rotisserie chicken, a plain chicken breast...
- Milk - Whole milk and 2% milk work great! You can use half milk and half cream for a thicker soup.
Step by Step Instructions
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter to a sizzle.
- Add the minced garlic clove, 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.
- Turn your stovetop heat down to a low heat.
- 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 with a loaf of crusty bread!
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
What would go well with this soup?
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
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 make this a recipe you can't pass up!
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Butter
- 3 Cloves Garlic minced
- ½ Cup Onions minced
- 8 oz Mushrooms sliced, 8 oz package
- 1 Cup Carrots sliced
- ¼ Cup Flour
- 5 Cups Chicken Broth
- 2 Tbs Dijon Mustard
- 1 to 1 ½ Cups Swiss Cheese shredded
- 8 oz Ham cooked cubed, 8 oz package
- 1 ½ Cups Chicken cooked, chopped
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 317kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 24gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 1555mgPotassium: 524mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 2925IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 299mgIron: 1mg
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Greg
This is really tasty soup. Very inventive. Yum!!!