And Gouda And Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 sweet onion (such as vidalia), minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle light
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup shredded gouda cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• melt 1 teaspoon butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add sweet onion and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. stir garlic into the onion; cook and stir together until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. pour light into the saucepan, bring to a simmer, and cook until onion is completely tender, about 10 minutes.
• stir chicken broth into the mixture; bring to a boil. stream milk into the saucepan while stirring to form the base of the soup.
• heat 1/4 cup butter in a microwave-safe bowl in microwave oven until melted and hot, 30 to 60 seconds. stir flour into the melted butter until the mixture binds into a roux; pour into the soup. cook and stir soup until it begins to simmer and thicken, 7 to 10 minutes.
• remove soup from heat. melt gouda cheese and cheddar cheese into the soup a handful at a time, stirring each addition into the liquid until smooth; season with black pepper. ladle soup into bowls; garnish with bacon and chives to serve.