5 from 16 votes
Caldo de Queso
Caldo de Queso is a comforting Mexican cheese soup featuring roasted Anaheim peppers, white onion, diced potato, chicken broth, and chunks of queso fresco cheese. The method includes roasting and peeling the peppers, simmering potatoes in broth, peeling tomatoes into the soup, and finishing by ladling hot soup onto the cheese in bowls. This dish offers a soft texture from tender potatoes and cheese that softens in the broth, with mild, layered flavors from chiles and fresh vegetables.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
334 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Appetizer, Soup, Lunch
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 4 Anaheim pepper see below, or Hatch or poblano peppers
- 1 onion chopped, white
- 2 tablespoons butter or oil
- 1 pound potato peeled and diced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 pound Roma tomato
- 1 pound queso fresco cheese diced
- 1/2 cup milk whole
- chiltepin chiles to taste (optional, crushed
Instructions
- Roast the chiles over a gas flame or broiler until the skin has blackened. Put them in a bowl and cover the bowl with a lid to steam for a few minutes, then peel and seed the peppers and cut into strips.
- EASIER WAY: Use canned or frozen pre-roasted green chiles. This is what I do.
- In a heavy, lidded pot heat the butter or oil over medium-high heat and sauté the onions until wilted, but not browned. Add the potatoes and broth and bring to a simmer. Cook until the potatoes are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Slice an "X" in the base of each Roma tomato and drop it in the soup. About a minute later, fish the tomatoes out and peel them; the "X" makes them easier to peel. Discard the skins, and diced the tomatoes, discarding the seeds.
- When the potatoes are done, add the tomatoes and strips of green chile, and the milk. Let this simmer a minute or two. Put the diced cheese in everyone's bowls and ladle the soup over them. Serve with chiltepin chiles or black pepper over top, and with flour tortillas or bread alongside.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
334kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
65mg
(22%)
Sodium
803mg
(33%)
Potassium
448mg
(10%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1074IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
471mg
(47%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 334
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 334kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 65mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 803mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 448mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1074IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 471mg | 47% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.