
How To Make Beer Cheese Soup with Cheese Toasts
Cook up a hearty and creamy bowl of cheese soup for dinner tonight! Whip up a flavorful batch of this soup in just under one hour.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4slicesbacon,thick-cut
- 2tbspbutter
- 1small onion,diced
- 1celery stalk,finely chopped
- 1carrot,finely chopped
- 1garlic clove,minced
- ¼cupflour
- 1tspdry mustard
- 12ozbeer
- 1cupchicken broth
- 1cupheavy cream
- 1tbspWorcestershire sauce
- 1bay leaf
- ¼tspsmoked paprika
- ½tspfresh thyme leaves,or ¼ teaspoon of dried thyme leaves
- 6ozsharp cheddar cheese,shredded, divided
For Broiled Cheese Toasts:
- 12slicesbaguette,½ inch thick
- 2tbspgarlic butter
- 2ozsharp cheddar cheese,shredded
Instructions
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Spread the garlic butter over 12 baguette slices.
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Top with cheese, then place on a baking sheet.
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Broil the cheese toasts 6 inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes until golden and bubbly. Remove from the oven and set aside.
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Cook the bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until crisp.
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Reserve the drippings, then move the bacon to a paper towel lined plate.
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Add the butter to the reserved bacon drippings.
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Add the onion, celery, carrot, and garlic and cook over medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes until tender.
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Stir in flour and dry mustard, then cook for 1 minute.
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Slowly add the beer a little bit at a time, whisking after each addition.
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Add the chicken broth and cream a little bit at a time, whisking until smooth after each addition.
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Add the Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, smoked paprika, and fresh thyme leaves.
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Bring to a boil over medium heat while whisking.
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Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until thick and bubbly. Remove from the heat.
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Set ¼ cup of cheese aside for topping, then stir the remaining cheese into the soup until melted.
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Ladle the soup into bowls, then top with reserved cheese and crumbled bacon.
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Serve with cheese toasts, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 566.15kcal
- Fat: 44.02g
- Saturated Fat: 24.16g
- Trans Fat: 0.78g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 13.18g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.96g
- Carbohydrates: 22.85g
- Fiber: 1.29g
- Sugar: 4.37g
- Protein: 16.79g
- Cholesterol: 127.21mg
- Sodium: 608.31mg
- Calcium: 313.67mg
- Potassium: 282.46mg
- Iron: 1.42mg
- Vitamin A: 419.06µg
- Vitamin C: 2.69mg
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