POTATO CHEESE SOUP WITH SMOKED SAUSAGE
1/4 cup margarine
1 onion, diced
1 carrot, peeled and grated finely
1 (14.5 oz.) can chicken broth
6 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 lb. Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, sliced into 1/4 inch medallions
1 1/2 lbs. processed cheese, cubed
2 cups half-and-half
1/8  tsp. ground black pepper
1/2 cup dark beer (optional)
Saute onion in margarine in 3 quart stockpot.  Add chicken broth and cubed potatoes.  Simmer over medium heat until potatoes are soft.  Using a potato masher, lightly mash potatoes, leaving some lumps.  Add the cubed cheese, and stir until melted.  Add the half-and-half, season with black pepper.  Add the carrots, beer and smoked sausage.  If soup is too thick, thin by adding more half-and-half in small amounts.
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