If you are going to make cheddar cheese soup (and you should!), you gotta try Vermont cheddar. It’s the best! And so is this Vermont cheddar soup recipe.
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while know a bit about my love and affection for Vermont, and love it I do…but I love it most of all when the wildflowers are blooming, the corn is in the meadow, and it’s warm enough to dance on the top of your car.
Disclaimer: that is NOT me. It may or may not be someone who is related to me who got bored while I was shooting pictures on the side of the road, put some Aerosmith on the car stereo and entertained herself while at the same time thoroughly confusing all the cows in the vicinity.
I promise I am getting to the point.
The point is that for much of the year in Vermont, you don’t want to be anywhere near the top of the car. You want to be inside with a fire in the woodstove and a pot of nice warm cheese soup on the table.
Made with Vermont cheddar cheese, please. We like Cabot cheddar and I always have some hanging out in my fridge for times when I need to have cheddar cheese soup.
This quick and easy soup involves sauteeing just a little bit of onion and garlic in a little butter, adding in some flour as a thickener and a mixture of chicken broth and milk as the soup base, and then a nice helping of that shredded cheddar. Done!
Now all you have to do is think up some garnishes…I used some roasted cherry tomatoes and some croutons. Bacon would of course be fabulous. (Because bacon on anything is fabulous.)
I think my work is done here. :)
Vermont Cheddar Soup
If you are going to make cheddar cheese soup (and you should!), you gotta try Vermont cheddar. It’s the best! And so is this Vermont cheddar soup recipe.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Stovetop and Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 sweet onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 4 cups milk
- 3 cups grated Vermont cheddar
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcerstershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon epper
- 20 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cups croutons
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Melt butter in soup pot and add onion and garlic. Stir for 3 minutes.
- Add flour and whisk until mixed, then slowly pour in broth and then milk, whisking until blended. Bring to a slow boil and cook until slightly thickened, 5-10 minutes.
- Add cheese, Worcerstershire sauce and mustard, stirring until cheese is melted. Add salt and pepper to taste. Now either carefully pour into a blender and puree, or even better, puree right int the pot with an immersion blender.
- Make roasted cherry tomatoes by tossing with a little olive oil and salt and pepper, spreading on a baking sheet lined with foil, and roasting in a 425 oven for 10 minutes.
- Ladle into bowls (heating the bowls beforehand in a 200 degree oven is nice!) sprinkle with paprika and garnish with the roasted tomatoes and some croutons.
Medifast Coupon Code 2011 says
What a great sounding soup and we currently are still eating lots of soup because winter doesn't seem to want to go away.
Love the picture, that is hilarious.
Wendy says
My mouth is watering! Can't wait to make this for my family.
And of course, I love Vermont.
caitlin says
I love Vermont (and cheese) too and try to go every summer :) The dancing on the car picture makes me wish it was July already!
Barbara says
Double yum on that cheddar soup!
flaky says
This looks delicious!
Kelly says
vermont cheddar is my favorite cheese, this looks unbelievable!
Photocat says
And there is that blue plate again!
Photocat says
HEY!!!!! I AM THE COW PHOTOGRAHPER… You do FOOD!!!! ;o))))
I am printing out this recipe, mouth watering. And I like the girl dancing on the car. It's how life should be, being happy enough to share it with the world and cows!
PoetessWug says
It's an obvious winner!!….Moooooooo! ^_^ Even cows who help make the cheese agree!!
tamilyn says
I'm not a huge soup fan, but this looks fab.
smalltownoven says
Roasted cherry tomatoes and croutons sound like the perfect complement to this seriously yummy soup!
Kate says
This sounds amazing…and it would warm me up on a day like today!
Jennifurla says
Heaven in a bowl, I love your toppings myself
Joanne says
I don't really remember the vermont love but I DO remember the cows. There was a post about them and how endearing they are, if I'm remembering correctly. But can they hold a candle to a soup made of CHEESE? Unclear. This looks amazing.
Boodle says
this sounds comforting :D