Slow-Cooker Cheesy Butternut Squash and Tortellini Soup

Name: Slow-Cooker Cheesy Butternut Squash and Tortellini Soup
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 small sweet onion, finely diced; 2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped; 1 Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apple, finely diced; 3 cups cubed butternut squash; 2 carrots, chopped; 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton); 3/4 cup whole milk or heavy cream; 1 can (12 oz) beer (I used pumpkin beer); 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves; 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper; 10 oz cheese tortellini; 1 1/2 cups shredded fontina cheese (6 oz); 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (2 oz); 4 oz crumbled blue cheese, if desired

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"Squash and apple are brilliant additions to this creamy, beer-spiked soup, made extra rich with three kinds of cheese...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 small sweet onion, finely diced

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2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped

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1 Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apple, finely diced

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3 cups cubed butternut squash

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2 carrots, chopped

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2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)

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3/4 cup whole milk or heavy cream

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1 can (12 oz) beer (I used pumpkin beer)

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1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

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1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves

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1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper

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10 oz cheese tortellini

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1 1/2 cups shredded fontina cheese (6 oz)

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1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (2 oz)

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4 oz crumbled blue cheese, if desired

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