Creamy Reuben Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup sauerkraut, well drained
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1/4 cup unsifted flour
• 3 cups water
• 4 teaspoons beef bouillon or 4 beef bouillon cubes
• 1/2 lb cooked corned beef, shredded
• 3 cups half-and-half
• 1 (12 ounce) package swiss cheese, shredded
• 6 -8 slices rye bread or 6 -8 slices pumpernickel bread, toasted and cut into quarters

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan cook onion and celery in butter until tender.
• 2 stir in flour until smooth.
• 3 gradually stir in water and bouillon and bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat and simmer uncovered, 5 minutes.
• 5 add corned beef, saurkraut, half and half, and 1 cup cheese.
• 6 cook for 30 minutes, until slightly thickened, stirring frequently.
• 7 ladle into 8 oven proof bowls.
• 8 top each with toasted bread and 1/2 cup of cheese.
• 9 broil until cheese melts.