Cream Cheese Chicken Soup

I know, its the greatest picture EVER lol but you get the idea.
On a day like today where the high didn't get past the mid 20's I really felt like eating soup! I've been wanting to try this recipe but Richard kept turning down the idea saying it didn't sound good. Tonight, I made it anyway! I love homemade chicken soup and I love anything with cream cheese so this was the perfect recipe for me!
We all really like it and So did Phoenix although it ended up everyone including my hair he seemed to really enjoy it!

Cream Cheese Chicken Soup

1 pound chicken breasts (I use 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts), cooked and diced or shredded
1 onion, finely diced
1-2 Tablespoons butter
2 handfuls of baby carrots (or 4-5 reg carrots, sliced small)
4-5 potatoes, finely diced (if you don't like alot of potatoes in your soup i'd use maybe 2 because with 4-5 it ends up being more like a chicken cream cheese potato soup)
1 cup milk
4 Tablespoons flour
1 8oz cream cheese (you can also use the 1/3 less fat cream cheese to make it healthier!), softened at room temperature

Saute onion in butter. Put onion in pot and add 3 cups of chicken broth (homemade, from the can or use water seasoned yourself with bouillon or soup base) carrots, and potatoes. Add more broth to cover vegetables, if needed. Bring to a boil, then simmer until veggies are tender (about ten minutes). When veggies are tender, mix the flour with the milk and add to the soup. Add cream cheese to soup little pieces at a time and stir until it is all melted. Add cooked chicken and heat through. Season with salt and pepper. You may need more salt depending on what kind of chicken broth you used.

Chicken Tortialla Soup

This is hands down THE best Chicken Tortilla soup EVER

3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp. oil
1 onion, chopped
½ tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. ground cumin
3 (14.5oz) can chicken broth
2 cans corn (drained)
1/2 tsp. chili powder
2 Tbsp. lemon or lime juice(or both!)
1-2 c. salsa (we really like to use the Kirkland Signature Organic Salsa from Costco!)
1 c. tortilla chips
½ c. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 avacado

In large pot boil chicken for about 25 minutes or until cooked through. Remove chicken, cool, and shred. In a large skillet cook onion, garlic in the oil and add cumin. Cook until onions become clear. Drain water from the pot you cooked the chicken in add chicken broth and onion & garlic mixture. Add shredded chicken,corn, chili powder, lemon (or lime) juice and salsa to the broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30-40 min. Top with corn chips, cheese, avacado, and a little sour cream.