Beer-Cheddar Soup
Beer-Cheddar Soup is a vegetarian soup. This recipe makes 12 servings with 178 calories, 8g of protein, and 5g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have flour, pepper, extrasharp cheddar cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Arrange bread cubes in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan; coat bread cubes with cooking spray.
Bake at 450 for 10 minutes or until toasted. Set aside.
Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
Add onion; saut 4 minutes.
Add garlic; saut 1 minute. Stir in beer; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 20 minutes or until onion is very tender.
Place beer mixture and 1 cup broth in a blender.
Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender.
Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until smooth. Return pureed mixture to pan. Stir in remaining 3 cups broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
Combine flour and 1 cup milk, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
Add flour mixture and remaining 1 cup milk to pan; cook 12 minutes or until slightly thickened.
Remove pan from heat. Gradually add cheese, stirring until smooth. Stir in pepper.
Serve with bread cubes and chives.