My Mom's Venezuelan Chupe

Chupe is Venezuelan chicken noodle soup, boiled with corn, onion, and russet potatoes and rich with butter, milk, and mozzarella cheese.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 362 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• salt to taste
• 1 large onion, chopped
• ground black pepper to taste
• 8 cups water
• 2 cups frozen corn
• 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, diced
• ½ cup milk, or to taste
• 3 russet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 4 (1 ounce) pieces mozzarella cheese sticks, coarsely chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add potatoes and onion. Cook, stirring constantly, until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and add chicken. Cook until chicken is white, 7 to 10 minutes. Add water and bring to a simmer. Add corn and bring soup to a simmer again.

Step 2

Season soup with salt and pepper. Add milk and mozzarella cheese.