Sausage Cheese Soup, Wisconsin, No Beer

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 bay leaf
• 7 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
• 3 ounces swiss cheese, shredded
• 1/2 lb smoked sausage, sliced. use spicy if you like

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add onion, carrot and garlic; sauté until softened.
• 3 add flour; cook 5 minutes, stirring often. add chicken broth, milk, worcestershire sauce, salt, mustard and bay leaf.
• 4 reduce heat to low; cook until soup has thickened, whisking often. remove and discard bay leaf.
• 5 slowly whisk cheeses into soup until blended and smooth.
• 6 cut smoked sausage lengthwise into quarters, then slice into 1/2-inch pieces. sauté sausage in small skillet over medium-high heat until heated through. blot excess grease with paper towels; add sausage to soup. serve soup hot.