Beer Cheese Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup sausage, sliced (optional, but very good)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 3 -4 cups water (to taste)
• 1 cup potato, cubed
• 3/4 cup beer (we prefer a lighter flavored beer for this)
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• tabasco sauce, salt, pepper to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, saute sausage (if using) until brown. remove and set aside.
• 2 in the same pan, heat oil and saute the celery, onion, and carrots until tender and golden.
• 3 add the chicken broth and water. add potato. simmer one hour.
• 4 add beer and reheat.
• 5 just before serving, add grated cheddar. add tabasco, salt, and pepper to taste. heat just until cheese melts, and serve immediately.
• 6 note: you can also prepare this in a crockpot. you can't brown the sausage and veges, but it's still good. dump all ingredients into crock except cheese. simmer until veges are tender. add cheese just before serving, and heat only until melted.