Vegetable Cheese Soup Recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter

2 cups unbleached all-pupose flour

1 medium red bell pepper

1 medium orange or green bell pepper

2 cups chopped celery- about 4 ribs

2 cups cauliflower cut into small pieces

2 cups broccoli cut into small pieces

2 cups carrots chopped small enough to cook at same rate as other veggies

1 1/2 cups chopped onion- About 1 large onion

2- 32 ounce boxes of chicken broth

2 cups milk

2 cups sherry

2 pounds Velveeta cheese

2 handfuls crumbled bacon- about 6 slices crisp- can use Hormel real bacon pieces

2 handfuls fresh cut parsley

Preparation

Melt butter. Add flour. Stir with a wisk. Add broth slowly while wisking until smooth. Stir constatly with wisk so it doesn’t burn. Add milk and sherry. Add vegetables. Cut the Velveeta into slices about 1/2 thick. Slide slices into broth and cook on medium high until melted. Reduce to medium low and cook until vegetables are cooked to your liking. Add bacon and season with black pepper to taste. Can add parsley at end as a garnish or add with vegetables.