EASY FALL CROCKPOT SOUPS // CHEAP & EASY FAMILY MEALS // MANDY IN THE MAKING

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Dice the carrots and celery, and chop the potatoes into one-inch cubes.

Brown the Italian sausage in a pan on the stove.

Add the diced onion, celery, carrots, garlic, and potatoes to the crock pot.

Place the browned sausage on top of the vegetables in the crock pot.

Season with chicken broth base, adding about 2 cups of water.

Pour in the 12 ounces of beer.

Stir all the ingredients together in the crock pot.

Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours until vegetables are tender.

After 4 hours, shred about 8 ounces of cheddar cheese and add it to the crock pot.

Pour in about 1 to 1.5 cups of half and half.

To thicken the soup, mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with a little water to create a slurry and add it to the soup.

Let the soup cook on high for another 30 minutes until thickened.

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