Creamy Stilton Soup

  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 20 min

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 1 medium carrot, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
  • 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 1/2 cups crumbled Stilton cheese (6 oz)
  • Chopped fresh parsley, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, carrot and bay leaf in butter about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion and carrot are tender.
  • 2
    Stir in flour and white pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in broth and half-and half. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minute.
  • 3
    Stir in cheese. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, just until cheese is melted. Remove bay leaf. Sprinkle parsley over soup.

  • After stirring in the cheese, heat over low heat. Cheese in soups like this one can separate if allowed to boil.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
210
Total Fat
23g
36%
Saturated Fat
15g
73%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
70mg
23%
Sodium
880mg
37%
Potassium
170mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
10g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
5g
Protein
9g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
50%
50%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
25%
25%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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