Name: Southwestern Chicken and Corn Soup
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: Bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces - 10 slices; Butter - 2 tablespoons; Diced yellow onion - 1 cup; Diced red bell pepper - 1 cup; Jalapeno chile pepper, diced - 1 large; Garlic, minced - 1 large clove; All-purpose flour - ¼ cup; Kosher salt - 1 ½ teaspoons; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Ground cumin - ½ teaspoon; Chili powder - ½ teaspoon; Cayenne pepper - 1 pinch; Swanson® Unsalted Chicken Broth - 5 cups; Yukon gold potatoes, 3/4-inch dice - 3 ½ cups; Chopped green chiles, drained - 1 (4 ounce) can; Frozen corn - 3 cups; Chopped rotisserie chicken - 3 cups; Half-and-half - 2 cups; Grated sharp Cheddar cheese - 1 cup; Grated sharp Cheddar cheese - ½ cup; Chopped fresh cilantro leaves - ¼ cup; Chopped green onion - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Southwestern Chicken and Corn Soup

1. Bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces 10 slices

2. Butter 2 tablespoons

3. Diced yellow onion 1 cup

4. Diced red bell pepper 1 cup

5. Jalapeno chile pepper, diced 1 large

6. Garlic, minced 1 large clove

7. All-purpose flour ¼ cup

8. Kosher salt 1 ½ teaspoons

9. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

10. Ground cumin ½ teaspoon

11. Chili powder ½ teaspoon

12. Cayenne pepper 1 pinch

13. Swanson® Unsalted Chicken Broth 5 cups

14. Yukon gold potatoes, 3/4-inch dice 3 ½ cups

15. Chopped green chiles, drained 1 (4 ounce) can

16. Frozen corn 3 cups

17. Chopped rotisserie chicken 3 cups

18. Half-and-half 2 cups

19. Grated sharp Cheddar cheese 1 cup

20. Grated sharp Cheddar cheese ½ cup

21. Chopped fresh cilantro leaves ¼ cup

22. Chopped green onion ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Southwestern Chicken and Corn Soup

1 . Stage

Place bacon in a Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and slightly crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon pieces on paper towels. Drain off all but 2 tablespoons bacon grease from pot.

2 . Stage

Melt butter in the pot with the remaining bacon grease over medium heat. Add onion, red bell pepper, and jalapeno. Sautee until just softened, 5 or 6 minutes. Add minced garlic and saute for 1 minute. Whisk in flour and stir until completely incorporated, about 2 minutes.

3 . Stage

Season with salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. Gradually whisk in Swanson® Unsalted Chicken Broth, stirring to prevent flour from clumping. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and green chilies; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until vegetables begin to soften, about 12 minutes

4 . Stage

Stir in frozen corn and chopped chicken. Add 1/2 cup of cooked bacon pieces. Add half and half; stir. Reduce heat to low; simmer very slowly until chicken and corn are heated through, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat. Stir in 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese until cheese melts.

5 . Stage

Pour soup into bowls and garnish with reserved bacon, grated Cheddar cheese, cilantro, and green onions.