Chicken Tortilla Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup milk
• 8 ounces velveeta cheese, food cubed
• 1 (10 ounce) can ro*tel tomatoes and green chilies
• 2 cups shredded canned chicken
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• salt and pepper
• 4 -6 flour tortillas, as needed
• 2 cups shredded colby-monterey jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in pot over medium heat.
• 2 stir in flour and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes.
• 3 slowly whisk in small amounts of chicken broth at a time, then whisk in milk.
• 4 reduce heat to low and stir in velveeta cubes; stir until melted.
• 5 stir in ro*tel, chicken, and spices.
• 6 once soup is heated through, add the shredded cheese and stir until melted.
• 7 can be served with tortilla strips and a handful of cheese on top once ladled into bowls.