Cheddar Apple Soup

1. 1

   Melt butter in a stockpot over medium heat; saute onion until tender, about 10 minutes.

2. 2

   Sprinkle flour and mustard powder over onion and stir to coat.

3. 3

   Cook and stir onion mixture until flour and mustard have dissolved, 1 to 2 more minutes.

4. 4

   Stir chicken stock into onion mixture until well-blended; add 3/4 the apples.

5. 5

   Cover the stockpot with a lid, reduce heat to low, and simmer until soup is thickened and apple is tender, about 10 minutes.

6. 6

   Stir Cheddar cheese into soup, stirring constantly, until cheese is melted and soup is a silky texture, 3 to 5 minutes.

7. 7

   Blend soup using a hand blender or transfer soup to a blender, working in batches, until soup is smooth.

8. 8

   Stir hot sauce and black pepper into soup.

9. 9

   Ladle soup into serving bowls and garnish with remaining 1/4 chopped apple.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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