Ridiculous Beer Cheese Soup Recipe - The Ultimate Comfort Food!

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk

Coconut milk provides a creamy texture with fewer calories, while milk is more budget-friendly.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar offers lower calories, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

Cut 1/2 pound of bacon into small hunks and fry in a medium stock pot until cooked.

Discard most of the grease from the pot, leaving a couple tablespoons.

Add 1 1/3 cups finely chopped yellow onion, 1 1/4 cups chopped red bell pepper, 1 jalapeno seeded and finely chopped, and 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme; stir and sauté until the onions are translucent.

Add 4 tablespoons of butter and allow it to melt.

Sprinkle in 1/4 cup of flour and stir well, cooking for one minute.

Gradually pour in 1 1/2 cups of pilsner beer, stirring constantly.

After the beer is added, let everything heat up for a couple of minutes before gradually adding 1 3/4 cups of chicken broth, stirring constantly.

Add 1 cup of heavy cream, stirring constantly, and let this cook on medium-low heat until it reaches a very low simmer.

Add 1 1/2 cups of sharp white cheddar, 1 1/2 cups of medium yellow cheddar, and 2/3 cup of pepper jack cheese one handful at a time, stirring for a minute between each addition until melted.

Turn the heat to the lowest possible simmer and add 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and half of the cooked bacon.

Let it simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring regularly.

Garnish with more bacon and chopped green onion if desired.

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