Slow Cooker Beer Cheese Soup

• 4 slices raw bacon, cut into strips
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 quart chicken broth
• 1 bottle lager beer
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 4 ounces Crystal Farms American Cheese Slices
• 2 cups Crystal Farms Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• Recommended Crystal Farms Product Substitution: Crystal Farms Reduced Fat Medium Cheddar Cheese

1. Cook bacon in a saute pan over medium heat until crispy. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and reserve on a clean paper towel.
2. Add bacon fat, onion, celery, carrot, flour, chicken broth and beer to the slow cooker and cook on high heat for 6-8 hours.
3. Add the cream, American Cheese, shredded Cheddar cheese and bacon, and mix until the cheeses are melted.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-beer-cheese-soup (may not work)