Cheddar Cheese Soup
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 2 stalks celery, with leaves,chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 1⁄2 cups half-and-half
- 2 1⁄2 cups cheddar cheese, grated (about 10 oz)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 dash Tabasco sauce
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
directions
- Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat; add onions, celery and garlic and saute until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes; mix in flour, paprika and cayenne, and stir 3 minutes; gradually stir in broth; bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
- strain; return to same saucepan; add half and half and bring to simmer over medium heat; add cheese, ½ cup at a time, stirring until cheese melts before next addition; mix in Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco and parsley; adjust seasonings to taste; season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Reviews
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This was wonderful ~ very cheesey with a little kick to it! We try to have soup at elast once a week and have gotten out of the habit and I'm glad I picked this recipe to start back up with. I made the recipe exactly as posted and I wouldn't change a thing. I didn't have the cheese clumping problem. I served with cornbread and sliced fresh garden tomatoes ~ heavenly! Thanks for posting a keeper!
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Excellent soup. I made this for my kids last night and they both loved it. I made as directed, not changing a thing, using mild cheddar. I did have a problem with the cheese clumping together while we were eating it, as it got cool. I have had this problem with other soups I have made that have a cheese base. Still didn't alter the great taste of this soup. Had with sour dough bread.
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I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.