Creamy Cheddar Cheese Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups milk
• 1 pound shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• in a 3 quart saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter or margarine. add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. stir in flour and cook until flour has blended with onion mixture.
• add chicken broth and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened. add milk and heat just to boiling, stirring constantly.
• in covered blender at medium speed, blend about 1/4 of soup mixture at a time until smooth. return to saucepan and, over medium heat, heat just to boiling. remove from heat.
• with wire whisk or slotted spoon, stir in cheese until melted. if cheese does not melt completely, cook over very low heat about 1 minute, stirring constantly.