Crock Pot Beer And Cheese Soup Food

CROCK POT BEER AND CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Cut bread into 1/2-inch cubes; place on baking sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes, stirring once, or until crisp. Set aside.
• Combine broth, beer, onion, garlic, and thyme in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.
• Turn to high and stir in cheese, milk, and paprika. Cook another 45-60 minutes until cheese is melted.
• Stir and ladle into bowls; top with croutons before serving.

SLOW-COOKED SAVORY CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first eight ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours. , Combine flour and water until smooth; stir into soup. Cover and cook on high 30 minutes longer or until soup is thickened. , Stir in cream cheese and cheddar cheese until blended. Stir in beer if desired. Cover and cook on low until heated through. Serve with desired toppings.

BEER CHEESE SOUP II

Steps:

• Melt the butter or margarine in a 4 1/2 quart soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and Worcestershire sauce and stir well. Add the beer and raise the heat to high and boil for 3 minutes to evaporate the alcohol. Add the chicken broth and bring the soup back to a boil. Lower the heat to medium-low and simmer.
• Combine the cornstarch with 3 tablespoons water and stir until smooth. Set aside.
• Add the half-and-half and shredded cheese to the soup. Stir constantly until the cheese melts. Then stir in the cornstarch mixture. Stir constantly until the soup is thick, about 2 minutes. Serve garnished with bacon bits.

CROCK POT CARAMELIZED ONIONS, BEER & CHEESE BISQUE

Steps:

• 1. I use a food processor to slice my onions, but of course you can do it manually if you don't cry over onions. Anyway, thinly slice the onions and place them in a large crock pot, add water and drizzle onions with 4 tablespoons of the olive oil. Put a lid on the crock pot, turn to high and cook for 8 hours to caramelize the onions slices. They should be stirred occasionally.
• 2. Place butter in a medium sized sauce pan over medium-high heat and add in celery and potatoes and saute until tender stirring occasionally for 12 minutes. Add in the garlic and allow to cook for 2 minutes longer. Sprinkle the vegetables with the flour as you stir around to coat well. Add 2 cups of the beef stock and stir until smooth gravy appears. Remove from stove top and pour vegetable-gravy into the crock pot along with the remaining beef stock and beer. Stir well.
• 3. Season mixture by adding in bay leaves, cayenne pepper, sugar, salt and pepper. Adjust seasonings to your taste likings.
• 4. Put the lid back on crock pot and allow to heat through and marry the flavors for 1 hour on high setting, stirring at 30 minutes.
• 5. Add in heavy cream and grated cheeses gradually as you stir and they melt into the soup. Put the lid back on the crock pot and allow to simmer for 1 hour, but do not allow it to boil. If the crock pot is too hot, lower the heat and extend the cook time for 30 more minutes at low.
• 6. Preheat Oven to BROIL. Place slices of French bread on a baking sheet. Brush each side of each slice with the remainder of the olive oil. Place about 4 inches below the broiler element allowing them to broil until golden brown. Turn the slices over and allow the other side to broil to a nice golden brown. Remove for oven and set aside.
• 7. When ready to serve, stir in Calvados brandy and ladle a serving into a ovenproof bowl. Place filled bowls on a baking sheet and place in the oven under the broiler and broil until soup is bubbly. Remove from oven and place 2 slices of the toasted French bread on top of each filled bowl of soup and cover entire bread slice and most of the soup mixture with thin ribbons of the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Place bowls back in the oven and broil until cheese is melted and bubbly and begins to turn golden brown. This takes about 3 minutes but it depends on your oven as to how fast it will broil. I set mine to a high level on my stove control settings.
• 8. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve hot along with extra slices of toasted French bread.

BROCCOLI BEER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add celery, carrots and onion; saute until crisp-tender. Add broccoli and red pepper; stir in broth and pepper. Combine flour and water until smooth; gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until soup is thickened and vegetables are tender, 25-30 minutes., Stir in cheeses and beer until cheeses are melted (do not boil). Top with additional shredded cheese, bacon, green onions, sour cream and croutons as desired., Freeze option: Before adding toppings, cool soup; transfer to freezer containers. Freeze up to 3 months. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight; heat through in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally (do not boil). Add toppings as desired.

SAVORY CHEESE SOUP (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• In slow cooker, combine the first eight ingredients.
• Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours.
• Combine flour and water until smooth; stir into soup.
• Cover and cook on high 30 minutes longer or until soup is thickened.
• Stir in cream cheese and cheddar cheese until blended.
• Stir in beer if desired.
• Cover and cook on low until heated through.
• Serve with desired toppings such as croutons, popcorn, cooked crumbled bacon, sliced green onions.