Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Chicken, Other Soups, Quick & Easy, For Kids
Keywords:	butter, mushrooms, Low, Free, Onion, Cream, cheese, hot, sauce, red, pepper, sour, milk, flour, broth, fat, cheddar, whole, salt, celery, Beer, popcorn, chives, sodium, canadian, purpose, worcestershire, tabasco, popped
Serves:	8 - 10
Prep Time:	15 Min
Cook Time:	35 Min

Ingredients

1/2 lb	bacon, cut into small bits
1 stick	butter
3	celery ribs, chopped
1 large	red onion, diced
1 - 8 oz pkg	mushrooms, sliced
1 c	all purpose flour
32 oz pkg	chicken broth, low salt
4 c	whole milk
1 lb	cheddar cheese, shredded
1 Tbsp	worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp	tabasco hot sauce
1/2 tsp	salt
1 tsp	pepper
1 bottle	warm beer
GARNISH:
	sour cream, fat-free
	chives, dried
	bacon, cooked crisp & crumbled
	popcorn, popped

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Kimmi Knippel (Sweet_Memories)

Cooked to Perfection

Cullowhee, NC (pop. 41,052)

KimmiK

Member Since Apr 2011

Kimmi's Notes:

Mmmmmmmmmm!

Directions

Cook bacon in a large pot until until crisp. Add butter. Once the butter has melted, add the onions, mushrooms & celery & cook until tender, 10 minutes. Add the flour (roux) & mix well.

Pour in broth & let simmer. Stir constantly until lumps no longer appear. While the broth is simmering, warm up milk in a second large pot or in your microwave. You want it slightly warm, not hot.

Once milk has warmed, carefully add it to the pot of broth, stirring constantly to thicken. Reduce heat to low & slowly add the cheese, a little at a time. Mix well until melted.

Add salt, pepper, worcestershire, tabasco & warm beer, stirring continuously. Simmer on low another 15 minutes. Then ladle into bowls. Top with a dollop of sour cream, crispy, crumbled bacon, chives & a small handfull of popcorn.