MICROWAVE CHEDDAR CHEESE SOUP 6 c. milk 2 Tbsp. butter 1 1/2 c. thinly sliced celery 2 Tbsp. chopped onion 1/3 c. all-purpose flour 3 Tbsp. chicken stock 1 1/4 tsp. dry mustard 1/4 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 tsp. paprika 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 2 c. (8 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese chopped red and green pepper or crumbled bacon for garnish Pour milk into a 2 quart glass measuring pitcher. Heat uncovered in microwave oven until hot, about 3 minutes at High. Set aside. Put butter, celery and onion into a 4 quart micro- wave ovensafe casserole. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 4 minutes at High or until tender. Stir once. Stir flour, chicken stock, mustard, garlic powder and paprika into onion butter. Add 3 cups heated milk gradually, stirring constantly until well mixed. Stir in Worcestershire sauce. Cook uncov- ered in microwave oven 10 minutes at High or until slightly thickened. Stir 3 times. Stir cheese and remaining milk into sauce. Heat uncovered in microwave, about 8 minutes at High. Stir twice. Serve topped with garnish. Makes 7 cups. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |