Cheddar Cheese Soup - Canada

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 6 slices bacon, diced
• 1/4 cup red onion, diced
• 1/4 cup celery, diced
• 1/4 cup scallion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• fresh chives (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a 2 quart saucepan, heat milk and chicken broth over med-low heat.
• 2 meanwhile, in a 4 or 5 quart dutch oven, cook the bacon, stirring over med heat for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 3 add the red onion, celery and scallion and cook, stirring until the onion has softened, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes.
• 5 remove dutch oven from heat, add the heated milk mixture, and whisk until well blended.
• 6 return to heat and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil.
• 7 boil for 1 minute, or until thickened.
• 8 remove the dutch oven from heat and stir in cheese, tabasco and worcestershire sauces, salt and pepper until the cheese is melted and the soup is smooth.
• 9 serve soup hot, garnished with chives.