Cheesy Chicken and Potato Soup

I was messing around in my kitchen one day when I was hungry and came up with this using what I already had. It's cheap, easy, and delicious! Top with extra cheese and bacon bits.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 388 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 3 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
• ¼ cup onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon bacon grease
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 ½ cups shredded cooked chicken
• 3 cups 1-inch potato chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat bacon grease in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot grease until soft, about 4 minutes.

Step 2

Stir potato chunks with the onion. Pour chicken broth and water over the potato mixture. Bring the liquid to a boil and cook until the potatoes are tender but not mushy, about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into the butter and cook, stirring constantly, until completely moistened, about 1 minute. Pour milk into the saucepan while continuing to stir; cook until thickened, about 3 minutes more. Sprinkle cheese over the milk mixture; cook and stir until the cheese is melted smoothly into the mixture, 2 to 3 minutes more.

Step 4

Stir the cheese mixture and cooked chicken into the liquid in the stockpot; cook just until the chicken is heated through, about 4 minutes.