Recipe for cooking chili con queso soup

Soups for Salads :: Vegetable Soups

Chili con Queso Soup

1 sm. onion, peeled and chopped finely
1 1/2 Tbsp. butter
1 (4 oz.) can mild green chiles, drained, seeded and chopped
1 (14 oz.) can plum tomatoes, drained, seeded and chopped
3 oz. cream cheese, cubed
1/2 C. chicken broth
3/4 C. half-and-half or light cream
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice, or to taste
Cayenne pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste
Tortilla chips
Salsa
Guacamole

In a lrg. saucepan, cook onion in butter until soft. Add chiles and tomatoes. Cook 10 min., stirring, until liquid evaporated. Stir in cream cheese. When cream cheese has melted, add broth, half and half, lemon juice and cayenne. Add salt to taste. Cover and heat to servings temperature; do not boil.

Serve with tortilla chips, salsa and guacamole.