Big Game Spicy Beer Cheese Soup

An intensely cheesy, spicy, and rich beer soup will cheer on your family and guests as they're cheering for their favorite team. Serve with popcorn or hunks of sourdough bread for dipping.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 428 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed Cheddar cheese soup
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 teaspoons white pepper
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard powder
• 1 (32 ounce) carton chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
• 1 (1 pound) loaf processed cheese, cubed
• 1 cup finely chopped carrot
• 3 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles American-style pale lager beer
• ½ pound block pepperjack cheese, shredded
• ½ pound block sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt the butter with olive oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.

Step 2

Cook and stir the celery, carrots, and garlic until soft, about 8 minutes.

Step 3

Pour in the chicken stock, beer, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, white pepper, mustard powder, onion powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper; whisk to combine.

Step 4

Blend the mixture with a hand blender until smooth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 15 minutes.

Step 5

Stir in the cream of chicken soup and the Cheddar cheese soup; bring soup back to a simmer.

Step 6

Stir in the processed cheese and allow to melt. When it has melted, slowly mix in the pepperjack and sharp Cheddar cheeses, a little at a time, allowing each addition to melt into the soup before adding the next.

Step 7

Simmer the soup over low heat until the cheese has completely melted and the flavors have blended, 15 to 20 more minutes.