White Cheddar Soup
Created by QuickKatie on September 23, 2015
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 55m
- Recipe #21045
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3 small leeks, white part only, split in half, diced small
- 3 celery stalks, diced small
- 1 carrot, peeled and diced small (optional)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 pound white cheddar cheese, grated (plus 1/4 cup for garnish)
- Hot Sauce (to taste)
- 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- Garnish
- Bacon (cooked to crispy, chopped)
- Chives, chopped
How to Make
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Step 1: In a saucepan, melt the butter. Saute the vegetables for about 3 minutes, or until wilted. Stir in the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Dust the vegetables with the flour and stir for 3 minutes.
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Step 2: Whisk in the chicken stock, 1/2 cup at a time. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer the soup for 45 minutes.
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Step 3: Remove from the heat and puree until smooth. Strain the soup into a clean saucepan. Bring the soup up to a simmer. Whisk in the cream, cheese, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Season the soup with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into a shallow bowl. Garnish the soup with bacon, grated cheese and chives.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (214.9 g)
- Calories 260.7
- Total Fat - 21.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 13.2 g
- Cholesterol - 67.3 mg
- Sodium - 810.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 6.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.8 g
- Sugars - 1.9 g
- Protein - 10.2 g
- Calcium - 300.1 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg