Last Updated April 26th, 2024 at 11:11 am by Lisa
A classic famous Cheese Soup with simple ingredients and extraordinarily deep rich flavors. An easy recipe and one of my favorite things to serve on chilly nights when it's soup time.
Put out lots of toppings like croutons, extra cheese, or crumbled bacon. Serve it hot with homemade Croutons for a hearty and amazing lunch or dinner.
One of the good things is you can whip up this in just 45 minutes for ultimate comfort food in a bowl and love at first spoonful...
A creamy soup from not one but two kinds of melted cheese. The first time I tasted this recipe was with an entire group of food bloggers. We all wanted the recipe, it was love at first sip. The whole family will love the cheesy flavor, you could serve it in bread bowls to make it extra special.
PRO TIP: You can easily turn any leftover soup into a Broccoli Cheddar Soup recipe the next day by adding small handfuls of cut broccoli florets and broccoli stems. Blend a few in with your stick blender and reheat on the stove and dinner is ready for a busy weeknight!
Make it soup time for lunch or main dish for dinner, and a great way is to have lots of toppings...
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Beer Cheese Soup Recipe: To make this a beer cheese soup, swap in 2 cups of a good beer you would drink in place of the chicken stock and a dash or two of Worcestershire sauce. Top with crumbled bacon and green onions.
Crouton Baguette Shards are amazing floating on this cheesy soup. These are long slices of a crusty baguette, coated with melted butter, parmesan cheese, and seasoning like garlic powder. They are toasted in the oven and are divine with salads and soup.
While on a culinary tour at a food conference, a large group of fun and friendly food bloggers and writers had lunch at The Driskill Hotel (Austin, Texas) in the 1886 Cafe and Bakery, inside The Driskill Hotel.
The Cheese Soup came highly recommended, so several of us ordered a bowl along with salads and sandwiches. Next time you are in Austin, you have to try this great recipe, if it's the only thing you do at The Driskell.
It really was love at first sip, and we all just couldn't believe how good it tasted. The creamy texture has a slight kick of heat from the cayenne and all the melted cheese makes an incredibly rich soup. We all kinda giggled when we learned it has Velveeta, but that is the secret why it is so creamy and thick.
Of course, I jokingly, yet boldly asked our waitress for the recipe. The giggles and laughter bounced down the table, and then our waitress said, "Of course, we can share the cheese soup recipe with you!" We all looked at one another in pure delight.
Once we received our copies, we again giggled that it had VELVEETA in it, but you know what? It is sooooo creamy and delicious!
But that isn't the whole story, when I got home, I did some more research and learned that the original Cheese Soup recipe at the Driskell Hotel comes from Helen Corbitt.
Well, Helen Corbitt served as the Culinary Director of the Driskill Hotel in the late 1950s and later as the Head of Culinary Operations at Neiman Marcus.
She is an American chef, cookbook author, and award-winning pioneer of classic Texan Cuisine and is known as the "Julia Child" of Texas.
For over 40 years, Helen shared her gourmet cuisine in Texas finding new and unusual flavor combinations, and ingredients.
An early advocate of using the finest, freshest ingredients and in the years b.c. (before Corbitt), Texans had no artichokes, no fresh raspberries, no herbs except decorative parsley, only beef (chicken-fried, barbecued, or well-done), potatoes (fried or mashed and topped with cream gravy), and wedges of Iceberg with sweet orange dressing.
President and Lady Bird Johnson were served at The Driskill Hotel, and adored Helen's cuisine, and took her recipes all the way to the White House. Today, Helen Corbitt’s Cheese Soup recipe is still on the 1886 Cafe and Bakery Menu for $4 per cup or $6 a bowl.
In her cookbook titled, Helen Corbitt's Cookbook, Helen states,
"By far the most asked-for soup everywhere I have traveled is my Canadian Cheese Soup. My men, customers are mad about it. Where it comes from I do not know; it has been a part of my life so long it could have come with the stork."
The Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas, was built in 1886 as the showplace of cattle baron Jesse Driskill. Today, the hotel remains a legendary landmark in Texas hospitality offering its guests an elite level of luxury accommodations and services for more than a century.
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This soup is so good. I followed the recipe. I would put a little less Cayenne pepper in, but still great with some zing!
I made your cheese soup the other night and was heavenly. Perfect for a rainy holiday night.
I absolutely love this recipe! I made it today on a cold, wintry day here in Texas. It hit the spot. It's one of the best cheese soups I've ever eaten. Thanks for sharing.
So glad you loved it Debbie. We love it too, and it freezes really well. Stay warm and cozy in Texas!!!
I can't thank you enough for this recipe. it's all I can eat. My esophagus is inflamed and I can't swallow food. I've lost 10 pounds while they figure it out, so I just keep making cheese soup. It's something I can eat that is soooo good. I think this is like 5 batches - 2 of them a double!! You're right, no reason to freeze - it doesn't last that long! Thanks again!
Oh my goodness Alice, I sure hope you feel better soon! Isn't this soup yummy? We all had a ball getting the recipe and going home and trying it out. Wishing you all the very best, blessings to you and your health.
This is sooooo good!!!! I have always wanted to try making cheese soup - I finally tried your recipe and I find it quite delicious! Definitely "Restaurant Quality" I promise you won't be disappointed. Now I am wondering if you could freeze it!
Hey Alice, isn't it GOOD? So fun when I got this recipe. Do you know what I have never frozen it? We always eat it all. I think it will do ok, if I do I will send a note over to you. Thrilled you loved it and left a 5-star rating, thank you!!
Cheeeeeese sooooup cooooma heaven! Love recipes from Texas, they are just sinful! This one delivers on that 100% - don't hold back!