Harvest Beer Cheese Soup

• 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter
• 2 medium (2 cups) Gala apples, unpeeled, chopped*
• 1 small (1/2 cup) onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup Land O Lakes Half & Half
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1 1/2 cups cooked wild rice
• 1 (12-ounce) bottle beer or low sodium chicken broth
• 20 (3/4-ounce) slices Land O Lakes Deli Sharp American
• Cooked crumbled bacon, if desired

1. Melt butter in 4-quart saucepan until sizzling; add apple and onion.
2. Cook over medium-high heat 3-4 minutes or until onion begins to soften.
3. Stir in flour and red pepper; continue cooking 1 minute.
4. Add chicken broth and half & half.
5. Continue cooking until mixture comes to a full boil.
6. Add chicken, rice and beer; continue cooking until heated through.
7. Add cheese; continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until melted.
8. Top each serving with crumbled bacon, if desired.

butter, gala apples, onion, allpurpose, ground red pepper, chicken broth, chicken, rice, chicken broth, o lakes deli sharp, bacon

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3750/harvest-beer-cheese-soup (may not work)