Nov
04
2011
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Chicken and Kielbasa Cheese Soup

Recipe: Chickent and Keilbasa Cheese Soup

Summary: Awesome with crusty bread

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups onions, diced
  • ½ cup butter
  • ¾ cup flour
  • 1 – 14.5 oz. can chicken stock
  • 1 qt. milk
  • 2 lbs. Velveeta (real stuff, not fat free), cubed
  • 2 boneless chicken breasts, cubed
  • 1 beef kielbasa, sliced

Instructions

  1. Sauté onions in butter over medium high heat until onions are translucent. About 5 minutes.
  2. Slowly add flour, stirring continuously. Trying for an almost paste like consistency.
  3. Slowly add chicken stock, stirring continuously.
  4. Slowly add milk, again stirring continuously.
  5. Once milk is added, heat until soup starts to thicken. Stir occasionally to make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pan. (about 10 minutes)
  6. While soup is thickening, cook cubed chicken until no pink shows. Add sliced kielbasa and cook until it starts to brown.
  7. Slowly add cubed Velveeta to soup. Add a little, stir, add a little more, stir again.
  8. After Velveeta is added and has fully melted, add chicken and kielbasa.
  9. Stir everything well to combine

Preparation time: 15 minute(s)

Cooking time: 45 minute(s)


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May
21
2010
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Posole

Recipe: Posole

Summary: Very good on a chilly spring day in Montana. Nice warm and can be spicy.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked pork, cut into bite sized cubes (pork shoulder is traditional ; or other pork roast)
  • 2 tablespoons lard or bacon fat
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chili peppers (or 2 fresh green chili’s seeded and diced)
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans white hominy, drained and rinsed
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked pinto beans (or 1- 15 oz. can pinto beans) (optional)
  • 1 quart pork stock or chicken stock
  • salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro (garnish)
  • lime wedge (garnish)

Instructions

  1. In a large pan.
  2. Saute onions in lard or bacon drippings until clear.
  3. Add garlic and spices and cook another two minutes.
  4. Add meat, green chili, rinsed hominy and beans.
  5. The beans are not traditional but we like them.
  6. Cook another two minutes.
  7. Pour stock over all.
  8. Add salt to taste.
  9. Simmer, covered, about 1hour.
  10. Pass cilantro and lime wedges for those who like a pinch of cilantro and a squeeze of lime over their soup.

Quick Notes

I use leftover pulled pork and it’s fantastic!!!

Cooking time (duration): 90

Meal type: soup

Culinary tradition: Mexican

My rating: 4 stars:

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