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November 10, 2013

Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Soup

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Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Soup is a spicy warm-you-up cheddar cheese soup with chicken breast and carrots, inspired by everyone’s favorite buffalo chicken wings.


Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Soup | www.chocolatemoosey.com

Buffalo chicken recipes are a favorite of mine. After all, I’ve made buffalo mac and cheese, buffalo chicken chili, and more with the famous duo of hot sauce and chicken.

They’re especially great to make in the winter because hot sauce will warm you up from the snow and ice outside. Novembers in Pennsylvania result in bundling up and cranking the heat on high.

Soup is one of my favorite go-to dinners because they are one pot, comforting, and combat any crazy winter weather going on outside.

Naturally my mind wandered to buffalo chicken dip. Is there a way to turn this into dinner? Since it uses cheddar cheese, I thought why not make a cheese soup with chicken and hot sauce? And that’s how Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Soup was born. Spicy, cheesy, flavorful. All that you want in a soup (and more).


Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Soup | www.chocolatemoosey.com
This soup is based off of my roasted jalapeno soup. I used carrots for the base because usually when you eat buffalo chicken wings, you have carrots to dip into ranch dressing.

A quick cheese tip – shredded cheese melts a lot quicker than cubed cheese. I just bought pre-shredded cheese because it was on sale, but if you use a block of cheese, grate it before adding.

For the chicken I prefer dark meat, so in the photos you see shredded chicken quarters. However in the recipe below, I made it with boneless skinless chicken breast because it’s the fastest way to make this soup.


Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Soup | www.chocolatemoosey.com
Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Soup can be as spicy as you want it. I highly recommend adding a little bit of hot sauce at a time. You can always add more heat but it’s hard to take it out. If you do add too much, you can cool it down with some sour cream.

Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Soup

Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Soup

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Soup is a spicy warm-you-up cheddar cheese soup with chicken breast and carrots, inspired by everyone’s favorite buffalo chicken wings.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil
  • 1 small boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1/2 inch pieces, patted dry, and lightly salted
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 2 cups chicken stock or broth
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 2-4 tablespoons hot sauce

Instructions

  1. In a Dutch oven or large pot, heat the oil. Once hot, add the chicken in a single layer. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until brown then flip and cook until no longer pink in the middle, another 3-4 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a bowl and keep warm.
  2. Add the butter to any meat drippings left in the pan. Once melted, add onion, carrot, and a big pinch of salt. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute.
  3. Stir in the flour until everything is coated and a roux (paste) is formed. Slowly whisk in the broth, scraping up any brown bits left on the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil.
  4. Once boiling, turn the heat down to a simmer. Simmer until the soup slightly thickens, about 3-5 minutes.
  5. Taste and add salt as necessary. Depending on how salty the broth is, you may need to add up to 1 teaspoon. Turn off the heat.
  6. Add soup to a blender then pulse a few times to ensure it doesn't explode out of the blender (hot liquid expands when blended). Blend until smooth.
  7. Pour the soup back into the pot. Stir in the cheese until melted then stir in the milk, 2 tablespoons hot sauce, and chicken. Taste and add additional hot sauce and salt as necessary.
© Carla Cardello
Cuisine: American / Category: Soups + Stews
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Filed Under: Chicken + Turkey, Main Dishes, Soups + Stews Tagged With: broth/stock, buffalo chicken, carrots, cheddar cheese, dinner for two, garlic, hot sauce, onions, winter

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  1. Renee says

    November 10, 2013 at 6:09 AM

    What a great soup Carla and how nice of you to make something for your whole family to enjoy.

    Reply
  2. Tammi @ Momma's Meals says

    November 10, 2013 at 7:10 AM

    I love how easy but delicious this sounds! Who doesn’t like a good kick with their soup!!!

    Reply
  3. Lane @ Supper for a Steal says

    November 10, 2013 at 8:04 AM

    I know a lot of people who would be drooling over this soup Can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
  4. Cindys Recipes and Writings says

    November 10, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    Carla, I’m not a spicy gal but my daughter will go wild for this soup!

    Reply
  5. Family Foodie says

    November 10, 2013 at 8:29 AM

    Oh my goodness… this soup is out of this world! I can’t wait to try this fabulous recipe.

    Reply
  6. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says

    November 10, 2013 at 9:46 AM

    The spice lovers in my house are going to have this one for dinner! I might make it mild, and then let the spice-heads amp up their own bowls. Great recipe!

    Reply
  7. Susan says

    November 10, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    Love the color of this and I can see Braden just dumping the hot sauce on like he always does. He’s not a dasher!

    Reply
  8. Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips says

    November 10, 2013 at 10:19 AM

    Carla, this is brilliant!!

    Reply
  9. Liz says

    November 10, 2013 at 10:28 AM

    Your soup looks amazing, Carla! And I love the idea of a cheesy spicy soup…YUM!

    Reply
  10. Shannon @VillageGirlBlog says

    November 10, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    Oooo, I love the carrots with the buffalo chicken. This sounds like a perfect soup! Comfort food all wrapped up in a pretty bowl. Love it!

    Reply
  11. Heather @girlichef says

    November 10, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    Oh, my family of wing-lovers would adore this soup. And I think I’d take you up on that suggestion of adding a little crumbled blue cheese to the top (with my bowl, at least – everybody else would freak out if I put in on theirs). ;)

    Reply
  12. Amanda @ Marocmama says

    November 10, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    Oh this looks dangerous! I could eat the whole pot! Love it!

    Reply
  13. Shaina says

    November 10, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    The color is so pretty! Very fall-ish and great way to highlight cheese

    Reply
  14. Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen says

    November 10, 2013 at 12:51 PM

    OH yes!! Soup is another of my favorite dishes in the fall/winter. This is so original and sounds so good! I pinned it so I can make it SOON!!

    Reply
  15. DB-The Foodie Stuntman @ Crazy Foodie Stunts says

    November 10, 2013 at 2:35 PM

    Yeah, I don’t blame you for not using celery. I buy it only to ground up and use it in my mirepoix, but this soup looks fantastic!

    Reply
  16. Anne @ Webicurean says

    November 10, 2013 at 3:43 PM

    This looks like the perfect soup to warm you up on a cold day!

    Reply
  17. Jen @JuanitasCocina says

    November 10, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    Yes! Wonder if this would mail??

    Reply
  18. The Ninja Baker says

    November 10, 2013 at 6:22 PM

    You are oh, so clever, Carla. Wish I could dip my spoon into the cheesy / spicy goodness right now! Your family are very lucky and will undoubtedly be very happy campers =)

    Reply
  19. Alida says

    November 10, 2013 at 8:40 PM

    This soup combines two of my favorite things, buffalo chicken and cheese….brilliant!

    Reply
  20. Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere says

    November 11, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    I really like that you add carrots to the soup. Great way to sneak in those veggies!

    Reply
  21. Lori @ Foxes Love Lemons says

    November 12, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    This is such a delicious looking, creative recipe! I can’t wait to try this and take it to a tailgate or game watching party. I’m sure it’ll be a huge hit!

    Reply
  22. Melissa says

    January 16, 2014 at 12:50 PM

    This is so tasty! I used Franks Buffalo sauce instead of hot sauce. I added 1 tsp of chunky blue cheese dressing. I didn’t have a blender so I just made sure to chopped my veggies finely, and they cooked down nicely! Thanks for the new recipe!

    Reply
  23. [email protected] Baker Girl says

    August 11, 2014 at 3:51 PM

    This is such an awesome soup. I really have to try this. Soup is my ultimate comfort food and this cheesy buffalo cheesy combo has my mouth watering right now.

    Reply

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