Bratwurst Soup

Name: Bratwurst Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts)
Ingredients: 1 pound uncooked bratwurst links, casings removed; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1 medium carrot, chopped; 2 cans (15-1/2 ounces each) navy beans, rinsed and drained; 1/4 cup pickled jalapeno slices, chopped; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 cups 2% milk, divided; 12 slices process American cheese

I came up with this recipe one day when I had some leftover bratwurst. It's been a favorite of my husband's ever since and is requested whenever the guys are hanging out. —Anna Miller, Churdan, Iowa

Ingredients

1 pound uncooked bratwurst links, casings removed
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 medium carrot, chopped
2 cans (15-1/2 ounces each) navy beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup pickled jalapeno slices, chopped
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups 2% milk, divided
12 slices process American cheese

Directions

In a Dutch oven, cook and crumble bratwurst with onion and carrot over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; drain.
Stir in beans, jalapeno, pepper and broth; bring to a boil. Whisk together flour and 1/2 cup milk until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes. Gradually stir in remaining milk. Add cheese; cook and stir over low heat until melted.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 468 calories, 25g fat (11g saturated fat), 53mg cholesterol, 1322mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 6g fiber), 25g protein.

Originally published as Bratwurst Soup in Simple & Delicious August/September 2017

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Moira

Jan 10, 2019

Cheese??
randcbruns

Jan 8, 2019

Made this exactly as listed, turned out great! Was a hit with the family. We’ll try it with different flavors of brats next.
amehart

Dec 18, 2018

Absolutely delicious! Didn't have Navy beans so used cannellini beans and a little more jalapenos as we love things spicy. Will definitely be making this often.
Bill

Nov 20, 2018

Made this Bratwurst Soup close to the listed recipe and it was good. I was surprised how creamy the soup was. Only modifications I made were I only had about 5 pickled jalapenos which I diced, didn't have navy beans, so I diced a small potato and par boiled it and a pinch of caraway seed which was added just prior to when the broth was added. I used deli sliced American Cheese.
G Gordon

Feb 3, 2018

It was GREAT !, Yes, I did alter it a bit. I reduced the pepper and added Tabisco - Chilpote flavor - 1/4 teaspoon.