Cheese and Beer Soup

== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup finely chopped bacon
* ½ green bell pepper, chopped fine
* ½ cup chopped celery
* ½ medium onion, chopped fine
* ⅔ cup flour
* 1 stick butter
* 3 quart milk
* 1 pimento, drained and chopped
* 1 cup chicken bouillon
* ½ tsp garlic powder
* 1½ lbs cheddar cheese, grated
* ½ lbs provolone cheese, grated
* ½ cup beer
* ¼ cup chopped parsley
* salt and pepper to taste
== Directions ==
# Cook bacon until crisp, remove from pan and reserve.
# In about ¾ tsp (2 oz) of the bacon drippings, sauté bell pepper, onion and celery.
# Make a roux by mixing flour and butter over a warm burner of the stove.
# When it starts to brown, add milk slowly, mixing all the while.
# Add the mixture of sauted vegetables, bacon, pimento, bouillon, and garlic powder.
# Heat over medium heat.
# When the milk mixture reaches a medium temperature, add the cheeses and stir until cheeses liquefy.
# Add beer to the soup.
# Reduce heat to simmer and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.
# Just before removing soup from stove, mix in parsley for color.
# Add salt and pepper to taste.
# Freezes well.
Category:Bacon Recipes
Category:Celery Recipes
Category:Cheddar Recipes
Category:Chicken stock and broth Recipes
Category:Green bell pepper Recipes
Category:Milk and cream Recipes
Category:Onion Recipes
Category:Pimento Recipes
Category:Provolone Recipes
Category:Recipes using beer