Name: Beer Cheese Soup with Smoked Sausage
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: ¾ cup butter (cubed); ¾ cup all-purpose flour; 1 (12-oz) bottle light beer; 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp dry mustard; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp pepper; ¼ tsp cayenne pepper; 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 1 lb smoked sausage, (diced (optional))

Easy Beer Cheese Soup – rich, creamy, and totally delectable! Super easy to make and is ready to eat in under 30 minutes. Butter, flour, beer, broth, Worcestershire, dry mustard, salt, pepper, cayenne, and sharp cheddar cheese. Serve with diced smoked sausage and pretzel rolls. Comfort food at its best! Freeze leftovers for a quick meal later. #soup #cheese #beer #beercheese #comfortfood

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Quick Homemade Beer Cheese Soup

Soup is one of our go-to meals in the winter. This Beer Cheese Soup is a favorite. It is rich, creamy, and totally delectable! We’ve made this several times and really enjoy it. It is super easy to make and is ready to eat in under 30 minutes. This soup is especially delicious topped with some extra cheese and smoked sausage. Toss in a few pretzel roll bites and you are set! Comfort food at its best.

bowl of beer cheese and smoked sausage soup

How to Make Beer Cheese Soup

This soup is very easy to make. Start with melting some butter in a Dutch oven. Whisk in some flour. Gradually whisk in a bottle of beer until smooth. Whisk in stock, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat. Stir in cheese until melted. While the soup is simmering, cook some smoked sausage. Serve the soup in bowls and garnish with the cooked sausage.

For the smoked sausage in this recipe, I used Conecuh smoked sausage. You can use any brand that you prefer or substitute smoked turkey sausage.
Don’t like smoked sausage? Feel free to swap it for bacon or leave it out altogether for a vegetarian dish.
You can use any beer that you enjoy. I used Michelob Ultra. I suggest using a light beer so it doesn’t overpower the soup.
If you don’t want any alcohol in the soup, you can substitute a non-alcoholic beer.
I used cheddar cheese. Feel free to use any cheese that you prefer.
Can Beer Cheese Soup be frozen? Yes! Let the soup cool completely and transfer to plastic containers or freezer bags and freeze. To reheat, thaw and reheat on the stove or in the microwave.

bowl of beer cheese and smoked sausage soup with a spoon in the bowl

What Goes with Beer Cheese Soup

As I said, we LOVE this soup! We usually serve the soup in a bowl with extra cheese and smoked sausage and a pretzel roll. It is also great served in a bread bowl. Rip the bread and dunk it into the soup as you eat it. YUM!

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