Chicken Cheese Enchilada Soup

Prepared like a hearty chicken chowder, this soup is made with ingredients common in many southwestern U.S. or Mexican kitchens. Typical ingredients used to make a Chicken Cheese Enchilada Soup may include cooked chicken meat, tomatoes, celery, onions, green and/or red sweet peppers, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and chile peppers (such as chipotle peppers) all cooked in a chicken broth. The traditional flavors for an Enchilada Soup provide not only a hearty and rich taste but also a spicy overtone that may range from mildy spicy to very hot and spicy. Chicken Cheese Enchilada Soup can be served as a lunch meal or to accompany other foods as a side dish. It may also be considered as a sauce to be served over or with flat breads, noodles, or pasta.