Crock Pot Cheese Soup

• Meat

  • 1 1 pieces package Hormel recipe bacon

• Produce

  • 1 Celery, rib
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 Onion, small

• Canned Goods

  • 14 1/2 3 ounce cans chicken broth

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Worcheshire sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 tbsp Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper
  • 1 tsp Salt

• Dairy

  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 1 1 ounce package Cream cheese
  • 2 cups Velveta cheese

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 12 1 ounce can beer

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Description

Directions

• In a crock pot, add the garlic, onion, celery to the broth and if you want add the beer as well. Season the broth with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and 2 tablespoons of the butter. Once the butter is melted taste your broth see if it needs adjusted with the seasonings. Let it cook on low for about 4 hours, longer if you want softer veggies. I like a bit of crisp to them, so 4 hours is long enough for me.
• After 4 hours, add the cream cheese to the crock pot. A tip about blending the cream cheese, let it come to room temp and cube it it melt better into the broth. Add the bacon at this point as well, so the smokey taste of it can go into the broth.
• Let the soup cook for another hour, in the mean time, melt the other 2 tablespoons of butter and mix the flour with it. You want to form a paste.
• After about an hour of cooking the cream cheese into the broth. Mix it up well, There will be cream cheese floaties, I find it best to push those up against the wall the crock pot with back the spoon. It helps blend it into the soup better. Then Mix the flour paste into the soup. This is what is going to help thicken the soup. Then cook for another hour.
• After an hour, give the soup another stir, you may still have to press the cream cheese to the side, Now add the Velveta cheese. I choose Velveta because it has a tangier taste. Stir the cheese into the soup and cover and let finish cooking for another 15-30 minutes, until it is all blended together.
• Ladle the soup out into bowls and ENJOY!

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