Slow Cooked Savory Cheese Soup Recipes

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.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter till tender.
• Add flour, salt, pepper& garlic powder; stir until smooth.
• Gradually add milk; cook and stir over med.
• heat until thickened& bubbly.
• Bring chicken broth to a boil in a small saucepan.
• Add carrots& celery to broth& simmer 5 minutes or until veggies are tender.
• Add to milk mixture& stir until blended.
• Add cheeses.
• Cook& stir until melted.
• (don't boil).
• Garnish w/ chives if desired.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion in butter until translucent. Stir in flour until smooth, then gradually stir in 2 cups water, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, and pepper. Heat through, then stir in milk. Dissolve chicken base in 1 cup warm water, and pour into vegetable mixture.
• Place potatoes in slow cooker, and pour heated vegetable mixture into potatoes. Place bay leaf in pot.
• Cover, and cook 5 hours on High, or 8 hours on Low.
• Remove bay leaf. Puree about 4 cups of the soup in a blender or food processor, and then stir pureed soup into contents of slow cooker. Stir in cheese and bacon until cheese is melted.