Sausage 'n Stout Cheese Soup

This is a super filling and flavorful beer cheese soup that will keep you asking for seconds. Because of the dark stout beer, this soup takes on a great flavor that everyone will love - especially the kids. I like using elk sausage in place of the kielbasa.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 308 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups milk
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 cups water
• 4 potatoes, peeled and diced
• ¼ teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 pounds kielbasa sausage, sliced thin
• 1 pound shredded Cheddar cheese
• 4 green onions, diced
• 2 (12 fluid ounce) bottles cream stout beer
• ½ teaspoon dried mustard powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring potatoes, water, and beer to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in the sausage, green onions, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, mustard powder, and liquid smoke. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are completely tender, about 15 minutes.

Step 2

When the potatoes are tender, stir in the Cheddar cheese until completely melted, then add the milk. Heat through, stirring until cheese has melted but do not boil.