Sausage Beer Cheese Soup in the Crock Pot

  

    I love making meals in the crock pot! Usually, prep time takes only a few minutes but you will smell the meal cooking for several hours. And if there are any left overs you can place the inner container in the fridge and pull it out the next day to reheat. All of this means that there is less clean up!

Nutritional Options: Low Carb, Paleo, Gluten Free, Keto 

Servings: 3-4 adults

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low

Ingredients:

1/2 package of Sausage (smoked or spiced how you like)

1/2 onion diced (I like using yellow or white)

4 garlic cloves diced

1 cup celery diced

1 cup carrot diced

16 oz bone broth or Beef or Chicken Stock (like this one)

1 12oz beer (I prefer dark beers) You can choose a Gluten Free beer to make this meal Gluten Free 

8 oz of heavy cream (I use the cream that floats to the top of our raw milk) 

1 package cream cheese

2 cups of cheese (I use what I have left in the fridge, today it was one cup cheddar and one cup mozzarella. You can easily mix this recipe up each time. Add more cheese if you want a thicker soup) 

2 tablespoons of Red Pepper Flakes 

1 teaspoon each of garlic powder and onion powder 

pinch of Rock Salt  

pinch of pepper 

Directions:

1. place onion, celery, sausage and carrot into crock pot. 
2. add bone broth (or stock) and beer. (Make sure to leave a minimum of an inch space from the top)
3. cover and cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours
4. whisk in cheese, cream cheese (it's easier to add in if it's at room temperature), and cream. 
5. I also choose to add garlic at this time. I like to taste the garlic. 
6. taste and add more spices if needed.
7. cover and cook on high for another 1-2 hours or low for 2-3 hours. 
8. I like to turn off the crock pot and let the soup sit for 10-15 minutes before spooning into a deep bowl and enjoying with a large spoon.

Cost:

     about $6.00 for four servings 

Eating in is so affordable!

Tips:

• Be careful to not scratch your slow cooker by using a spatula or wooden spoon when stirring.
• I often add in already cooked meat that I have left over in the fridge thirty minutes before I turn the crock pot off. This is when meal planning comes in handy! 
• I believe that an Immersion Blender (like this one) would be very handy in making this soup creamier. 

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