Cheddar Cheese, Apple and Rice Soup Recipe Video
Ingredients
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (8 ounces)
4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons butter
1 cup chopped apple, such as Roma
½ cup cooked long grain and wild rice, such as Uncle Ben's Original
1-1/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
½ cup brown ale or amber beer, such as Killian's Red
¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
2/3 cup half and half
Directions
In a medium bowl, toss cheese with flour; set aside. In a 2-quart saucepan, melt butter. Add onion. Cook and stir over medium-high heat for 4 minutes until tender. Add apple, the cooked rice, chicken broth, beer and pepper.
Bring mixture to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer uncovered, 10 minutes. Slowly stir in cheese mixture until melted. Stir in half and half. Cook over medium-low heat until just heated through. To serve, ladle into bowls.
You can garnish this with additional chopped apple, if desired.
Bring mixture to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer uncovered, 10 minutes. Slowly stir in cheese mixture until melted. Stir in half and half. Cook over medium-low heat until just heated through. To serve, ladle into bowls.
You can garnish this with additional chopped apple, if desired.
