Smoky Cheese Chowder

Smoky Cheese Chowder

Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 20 Min
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • OR 1/3 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/3 cup chopped onion
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. ground black or white pepper
  • 1 (14 1/2 oz.) can chicken broth
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 cups shredded Colby or Cheddar cheese
  • 1/8 tsp. liquid smoke
  • Bacon bits

Directions

  • Step 1

    MELT shortening in 3-quart saucepan. Add celery and onion. Cook and stir over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until bubbly.

  • Step 2

    BLEND in chicken broth and milk. Cook and stir 10 to 12 minutes or until mixture comes to boil and thickens. Remove from heat.

  • Step 3

    ADD cheese, 1 cup at a time, stirring to melt after each addition. Stir in liquid smoke. Garnish each serving with bacon bits, if desired.

Serving size
(1/6 of recipe)

  • Calories 400
  • Calories from Fat280g
  • Total Fat 31g
  • Saturated Fat 15g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 0g
  • Cholesterol 60mg
  • Sodium 760mg
  • Potassium 0mg
  • Total Carbohydrates 12g
  • Dietary Fiber 0g
  • Sugars 5g
  • Protein 17g
  • Vitamin A 0%
  • Vitamin C 0%
  • Vitamin D 0%
  • Calcium 0%
  • Thiamin 0%
  • Niacin 0%
  • Zinc 0%
  • Riboflavin 0%
  • Iron 0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet