Philly Cheese Steak Soup

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This Philly cheese steak soup combines everything you love about the sandwich in a creamy, hearty soup with roast beef, provolone cheese, peppers, and onion.

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter
1 white onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
6 cups milk
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can beef consomme
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (8 ounce) package provolone cheese, diced
3/4 pound sliced roast beef, chopped

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Melt butter in a large, heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Add flour; cook and stir until flour golden, about 5 minutes more.
3 Gradually whisk in milk; bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add beef consommé; season soup with salt and black pepper.
4 Slowly stir in provolone cheese until melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Off heat, stir in roast beef.