Cheddar Cheese Soup Atkins Food

CHEDDAR CHEESE SOUP (ATKINS)

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add shallot and sauté until soft, about 3 minutes. Add stock and bring to a simmer. Whisk in thickener; cook until mixture thickens, about 2 minutes.
• 2. Add cream and simmer, stirring occasionally, until hot. Slowly whisk in cheese until melted and thoroughly combined. Stir in paprika and salt and serve.
• Variations:.
• Jalapeño Cheddar Soup: Prepare Cheddar Cheese Soup according to instructions, adding one seeded and minced jalapeño with the shallot. Season with Tabasco sauce to taste just before serving.

CHEDDAR CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil in a kettle and saute the carrots and green bell peppers for 5 minutes. Sprinkle the flour and powdered milk over, and gradually add the stock. Make sure that the consistency is smooth, at which time add the sherry, cheese, milk, paprika, parsley, and salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.

CHEDDAR CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onions in the oil for 5 minutes or until onions begin to soften.
• Stir in the potatoes, carrots, squash, black pepper, and turmeric.
• Add the stock and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until the vegetables are soft.
• Stir in the buttermilk (or milk) and the cheese.
• Puree the soup in a blender or food processor.
• Gently reheat.
• Add salt to taste and serve.

CHEDDAR CHEESE SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook and stir onion in margarine in large saucepan on medium-high heat until tender.
• Add flour, mustard, pepper and nutmeg; stir until well blended. Gradually stir in broth. Add milk; mix well. Bring to boil; cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Stir in cheese until completely melted. Serve hot with crackers.

CREAMY CHEDDAR CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter or margarine. Add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and cook until flour has blended with onion mixture.
• Add chicken broth and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened. Add milk and heat just to boiling, stirring constantly.
• In covered blender at medium speed, blend about 1/4 of soup mixture at a time until smooth. Return to saucepan and, over medium heat, heat just to boiling. Remove from heat.
• With wire whisk or slotted spoon, stir in cheese until melted. If cheese does not melt completely, cook over very low heat about 1 minute, stirring constantly.