Savory Cheese Soup

Name: Savory Cheese Soup
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons butter, divided; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 large sweet onion; 3 large carrots (peeled and chopped); 3 large celery ribs (chopped); 1 red bell pepper (chopped); 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth; 12 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups milk; 8 ounces cream cheese, softened and cubed; 3 cups sharp cheddar cheese

11 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

8 tablespoons butter, divided
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 large sweet onion
3 large carrots (peeled and chopped)
3 large celery ribs (chopped)
1 red bell pepper (chopped)
2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
12 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
8 ounces cream cheese, softened and cubed
3 cups sharp cheddar cheese

Directions

1

Melt 4 tablespoons of Butter in a large pot over medium heat.
2

Add Garlic power, onions, celery and carrots.
3

Cook over medium heat about 8 minutes, or until vegetables are semi-soft.
4

Add Red Pepper and cook another 2-3 minutes.
5

Add chicken broth, stir, place lid on pot and lower heat to low.
6

Meanwhile, melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a large pot over medium heat.
7

Add flour and stir constantly.
8

Once it is a pasty substance, add milk SLOWLY!
9

Once the milk is incorporated and it looks like a thick gravy, add cream cheese; remove from heat.
10

Remove the lid from the broth and veggie mixture and remove a ladle at a time of the soup and add to the cream cheese mixture, (totaling about 4 ladles).
11

Once the cream cheese mixture has been tempered, add it back into the soup and combine.
12

Add the cheddar and stir until all cheese is melted.