Cook Time: 25 minutes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

I cannot be the only one who takes leftovers and creates new masterpieces to stretch a buck, right? Take soup, for example. It is the perfect means for re-purposing leftovers and a dish to be enjoyed year-round. Do you eat soup year-round? We do! Today, we have taken leftovers to a new level, combined the flavors of the classic dish Chicken Cordon Bleu (chicken, ham, and Swiss cheese), added Cherchies® award-winning Champagne Mustard, and created this delicious soup your family will love.

If you have been following our blog (thank you, we love you, or if you just found our blog, welcome, we love you, too!), you will recall (or be introduced to) my passion for creating culinary masterpieces using leftovers. With a family of five, I do my best to waste as little as possible, and leftovers are the way to go. This delicious soup recipe came together out of necessity last Christmas when I tried to make sense of leftover ham, vegetables from the crudité platter, Swiss cheese, and leftover chicken (which always seems to be a staple in our home). It dawned on me, Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup! Something different, and different is good:)

This rich, creamy soup tastes like its iconic cousin with generous chunks of ham, chicken, Swiss Cheese, hearty vegetables, Cherchies® Champagne Mustard, and Cherchies® Basil Pizzazz Seasoning. The flavors combine beautifully to create a delicious meal your family will repeatedly request.

What are you waiting for? Grab your leftovers and make a batch of this flavorful soup today. If there are any leftovers, portion them off into plastic freezer bags and freeze them to be enjoyed year-round.

Bon Appétit!

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Ingredients

1 medium onion, diced
4 Tablespoons (Tbsp) butter
3-4 carrots, peeled and diced
3 stalks celery, chopped
1/3 cup white wine
2 cups chicken broth
1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) Minors chicken base
6 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon (tsp) Thyme
1 teaspoon (tsp) Rosemary
1 teaspoon (tsp) Cherchies® Basil Pizzazz
1 heaping Tablespoon (Tbsp) Cherchies® Champagne Mustard
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
2 large chicken breasts, cooked and diced
1 cup diced ham (leftover holiday ham is perfect, or chop up a ham slice)
2 Tablespoon (Tbsp) all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon chopped parsley (optional garnish)

Preparation
Chop onions, carrots,and celery and set aside.

Wash and chop potatoes. In a Dutch oven, add enough water to cover the potatoes and cook potatoes on medium-high, until almost fork tender. Drain potatoes and set aside when they are finished cooking.

While potatoes are cooking, add onions, carrots, and celery to a large skillet and cook in butter on low until tender. Add the cooked onions, carrots, and celery to the potatoes in the Dutch oven.

Add the chicken broth, wine, Thyme, Rosemary, Cherchies® Basil Pizzazz, Cherchies® Champagne Mustard, chicken, and ham to the pot and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the Swiss cheese.

To thicken the soup, remove 1 cup of soup from pan and combine it with the flour in a food processor or blender (that can handle heat). Puree until smooth. Add the pureed soup back to the Dutch oven and stir. Add the Swiss cheese. Allow soup to cook for 5 minutes.