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Cheesy Southwestern Squash & Chicken Soup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

This cheesy Southwest chicken soup is creamy, comforting,and secretly healthier thanks to blended butternut squash. Ready in 20 minutes,high in protein, and made with no cream.

Course: dinner, entree soup
Keyword: butternut squash, chicken, soup, squash
Servings: 6 main-dish servings
Calories: 225 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 10- oz bag frozen cubed butternut squash thawed
  • 6 cups chicken broth from carton or water & bullion starter, divided
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • ½ white onion chopped
  • 1 small zucchini chopped
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 10- oz can diced tomatoes and green chilies like Rotel, mild, original or hot – your choice
  • 8- oz restaurant-style salsa from jar
  • 2/3 cup frozen corn
  • 8- oz cream cheese
  • 12- oz precooked chicken breast either shredded or finely chopped
Instructions
  1. Blend thawed frozen butternut squash cubes with 1-ish cups of chicken broth; until smooth. Set aside.
  2. Heat olive oil in large stock pot over medium-high. Add onion and zucchini and sautee for about 5 minutes or until veggies softening and turning lightly brown.
  3. Add garlic, cumin and black pepper and cook for 30 more seconds.
  4. Next, add butternut squash mixture, remaining broth, canned tomatoes/green chilis (including juices), salsa, and corn. Bring to a bowl over medium-high and then reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 10-12 minutes.
  5. Next, add cubed and softened cream cheese into a separate bowl and add about 2 cups of the soup mixture. Whisk the cream cheese and soup mixture thoroughly until completely smooth and lump-free (except the veggie chunks). If needed, add more of the hot soup liquid.
  6. Next pour this mixture back into the soup and continue to heat, taking care not to bring to a boil
  7. Add the corn and cooked chicken and simmer another couple minutes until heated through.
Recipe Notes