Really Fattening & Really Delicious Cheddar Cheese Chowder
By: Mary Bogue
Published: Friday, December 18, 2009 - 1:25pm

Ingredients




3 cups water (so far so good)
3 chicken bouillon cubes
4 mediums potatoes, peeld and diced
1 medium onion, sliced
1 cup carrots, thinly sliced
1/2 cup diced green pepper (gee it still SOUNDS healthy...wazzup?)
 cup butter (oh, now I get it)
 cup flour
3 1/2 cups milk
4 cups (1 lb.) shredded CHEDDAR CHEESE (face it, your arteries are clogging as you read this 1 (2 oz.) jar diced pimento, drained
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

Preparation

1 Combine water and bouillon cubes in a Dutch oven and bring to a boil. 2 Add vegetables, cover and simmer 12 minutes. 3 Melt butter in a heavy saucepan and blend in flour (it's a roux!), cook 1 minute. 4 Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring CONSTANTLY. 5 Add cheese, stirring until melted. Stir cheese sauce, pimento and hot sauce into vegetable mixture. 6 Cook over low heat until heated through. BUT DO NOT BOIL.

About


This is one of those dishes that everyone loves on a cold night. Break this out at the first chill in the night air, and know that you are loved.  xoxox Mom