Beer Cheese Soup: Tips And Tricks For The Perfect Recipe
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This Bavarian Spinach Beer Cheese Soup is a rich, cheesy soup full of spinach and crab. With Velveeta and Alfredo sauce, this soup is smooth and perfect served with a stack of your favorite crackers.
Easy Beer Cheese Soup
We are always looking for good recipes without meat to fix on Fridays during the season of Lent, and this one fits the bill.
Barbara bookmarked this recipe in The Working Cook cookbook a long time ago, and finally got around to making it. She modified it a bit to fit her family.
This soup is a great dinner option, especially when served with your favorite crackers or pretzel bites.
Bavarian Spinach Beer Cheese Soup
Another great thing about this soup is that you can fix it in a large skillet or even a medium-sized soup pot on the stove top.
This recipe uses 8 ounces of fresh spinach which looks a bit overwhelming when you add it to the skillet but do not worry. Once it cooks down, the spinach will wilt and be the perfect amount. If you aren’t a big fan of the stems on the spinach leaves, you can cut them off before adding.
Ingredient List
- Olive Oil
- Onion
- Fresh Spinach
- Jarred Alfredo Sauce
- Bottled Beer or Ale
- Velveeta (cheese melt)
- Canned Crab Meat
How to Make Bavarian Spinach Beer Cheese Soup
Step by Step Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet; add onion and saute until soft.
- Add spinach and beer and wilt down the spinach, stirring constantly.
- To the mixture, add Alfredo sauce, Velveeta and crab meat. Let simmer and stir constantly over low heat until cheese is melted and soup is smooth. (Add cream or milk if you’d like a thinner soup.)
- Serve with a soft pretzel for a true Bavarian meal.
Storage Instructions
Let leftovers cool. Transfer to an airtight container, and store in the fridge.
Full recipe for beer cheese soup is in the recipe card below.
Recipe Variations
- Add any of your favorite vegetables to this soup including carrots, garlic, celery, bell peppers, mushrooms. I recommend sautéing them in the oil to soften.
- Coconut oil or butter are great substitutes for olive oil.
- Add a protein like ground turkey, cooked bacon or ground sausage, if desired.
- A dash of Worcestershire sauce or a squirt of mustard gives great flavor.
- Substitute sharp cheddar cheese for the Velveeta.
- Smoked paprika and dry mustard are great spice options that could be added.
- For a thinner soup, add some chicken broth or water.
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Bavarian Spinach Beer Cheese Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup diced onions
- 1 8 oz. bag fresh spinach
- 1 12 oz. bottle beer
- 15 oz. jar Alfredo cream sauce
- 8 oz. Velveeta cubed
- 6 oz. can crab meat
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat; add onion and saute for 4 to 5 minutes or until soft.
- Add spinach and beer to the skillet. Wilt down the spinach, stirring constantly. (This will seem like a ton of spinach, but it will wilt down.)
- Cream or milk can be added if you desire a thinner consistancy.
