French cheese soup with chicken

French cheese soup with chicken

Ingredients

  • Chicken fillet – 500 g
  • Processed cheese – 200 g
  • Potatoes – 400 g
  • Onions – 150 g
  • Carrots – 180 g
  • Butter to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • Ground black pepper – to taste
  • Greens to taste
  • Bay leaf – 3 pieces
  • Croutons – to taste
  • Black peppercorns – 2 pieces

Cooking instructions

  • Put meat in a saucepan for 3 liters and pour water. As soon as the broth starts to boil, add 1 teaspoon of salt, a couple of allspice and black peppercorns, 2-3 bay leaves. Cook from the moment of boiling for 20 minutes. Then remove the meat.
  • Peel and dice the potatoes. Dice the onion. Grate carrots. Cut the meat into small pieces. Grate or dice the processed cheese (if in the form of a stick).
  • Add potatoes to boiling broth. From the moment of boiling 5-7 minutes.
  • At this time, make a light frying in butter. Put onions first, then carrots. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Add the finished frying to the soup and cook for another 5-7 minutes.
  • Then add the chopped meat. Cook for 3-4 minutes, add melted cheese, stir well and turn off the heat.
  • Sprinkle with herbs before serving. Serve with croutons if desired.