30-Minute Beer Cheese Soup

30-Minute Beer Cheese Soup

It's that time of year when we want soup but maybe not always the same old thing.  I was searching though the internet for inspiration when I came across a version of this soup.
I liked the idea of this soup, after all who does not like beer, cheese, and whipped cream?
I made it my way so it was affordable. This is what I came up with:

Ingredients
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/3  cup finely chopped carrots
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
1/4  cup finely chopped onion
1/2  cup quick-mixing flour (Wondra)
1/4  teaspoon paprika
dash  fresh ground black pepper
dash ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 1/2  cups  chicken broth 
1/2  cup whipping cream
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (16 oz)
1/2  can (12 oz) beer ( I think you can figure out what to do with the rest of the beer)
Directions
1 melt butter over medium heat.
2  Add carrots, celery and onion; cook about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until celery and onions are transparent.
3 Stir in flour, paprika, black pepper and ground red pepper. Add broth; heat to boiling over medium heat. Boil and stir 1 minute.
4 Reduce heat; stir in whipping cream and cheese. 
5. Heat until cheese is melted, stirring occasionally.
 Stir in beer. 
If desired, serve with popcorn.
I know finding some of these items can be expensive so I have found a couple places to buy some of the items needed for this soup.
Here are a few places:
Aldi---Celery Hearts $0.69
Onions Yellow/Brown $0.79
Price Chopper---Onions Sweet 1 lb For $1.29
Onions Red 1 lb For $1.29
Dollar Tree--- whipped cream, chicken broth, and shredded cheese
Enjoy your soup!