Creamy German Instant Pot beer cheese soup recipe is a good meal that's sure to be a hit in your house too. Like our popular broccoli beer cheese soup served with pretzel rolls, it's our favorite dinner ever.

A bowl of creamy beer cheese soup with visible chunks, a spoon inside, bread, and a green patterned cloth nearby evokes the comforting scent of an Instant Pot creation.

Have you tried this at your local restaurant and fell in love? We have and OH MY, we had to figure out how to make it at home. With a little experimenting we figured out how you too can make it as an easy Instant Pot recipe in one pot meal with ground spicy sausage.

Yes we have made and shared a ton of Instant Pot soup recipes here on Pynmi blog. Some are healthy and others are pure comfort food (don't count the calories, enjoy it). This is one of those. Grab some pretzel rolls and dig in y'all.

You can make this in any electric pressure cooker you have including a Crockpot Express or Ninja Foodi works well too. A quick way to make homemade meals in no time at all with the same rich flavors of cooking all day long.

Ingredient notes

We prefer to use Jimmy Dean spicy ground sausage. Ground beef works too but man does the other make it so much more good with a touch of heat. You can saute this with some diced onions with olive oil to start this journey.

Beer of course is the liquid we are going to use, use any favorite lager but we prefer a light ale personally so it doesn't take over the rest of the flavors.

And since we are half German everything we make has lots of cheese, shredded so it melts well, we like sharp cheddar for this.

Dijon mustard is what gives it that kick of tang in the bowl. You can add more or less at the end to your liking, we like more than our hubby

As for the creamy element you will add whole or 2% Milk or dairy free alternative is fine too. Pair that with half and half and you're set.

What type of beer is best for soup?

As far as what beer to use, we light a lighter version. For more of a German soup you may want a darker style like Guinness. Believe us, even with this lighter version like Coors or something you can definitely taste it.

Substitutions and Variations

You could cook any type of protein you wanted to add into this but sausage is our choice. Milder would be beef whereas lower in fat would use ground turkey or chicken (that has less flavor though). This is what you're going to need to make this ultra comfort food:

with Broccoli

You could add small frozen broccoli florets in there too. An option. Not all people want meat in it either. If you'd rather have a vegetarian version you can definitely leave the sausage out. We love the spicy nature of the Jimmy Dean style we buy and think it adds a lot of flavor.

How to Thicken

Then for a thickener at the end you can make a sort of roux by mixing cornstarch or flour with a bit of liquid. Take note though that the longer it sits the thicker it will become. Leftovers will likely need more broth stirred in before warming.

Since there's not any pressure cooking going on to cook this, you could easily make it on the stovetop too. You're only using the saute function to brown the meat, warm ingredients and thicken at the end.

Tips for Success

Of course always remember when you saute meat that you should deglaze at the end. That means to scrape off the pieces stuck to the bottom of the pot. If not you may trigger the burn notice.

And the amount of shredded cheese will vary quite a bit depending on your taste buds, we like a lot. Sharp cheddar is what we like but you could use a mild cheddar cheese too.

You should adjust the amount of mustard you add as well. We like a lot more and stronger flavor than our husband. Dijon is best. Some have used mustard powder in their recipes but we don't think that's the same. There is no high pressure timing required for this. Here's a quick rundown, you can print recipe below

It doesn't take long to make this at all. Serve as a light lunch, appetizer or dinner served with pull apart bread.

Instant Pot Beer Cheese Soup

By Instant Pot beer cheese soup is a great German meal that's sure to be a hit in your house too. Served with pretzel rolls, it's our favorite. Prep: 10 minutes minsCook: 15 minutes minsServings: 10 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 lb ground sausage, spicy, Jimmy dean roll
1/2 onion, diced
1 tbsp minced garlic
16 oz beer
1.5 tbsp dijon mustard
2 c cheese, sharp cheddar, shredded
1 c milk, 2% or whole
1 c half and half
1/4 c flour
2 tbsp cornstarchoptional to thicken further

Instructions

Set pot to saute and add olive oil, ground sausage and diced onions. Brown until sausage is no longer pink and onions have softened. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute together. Turn pot off now.
Pour some of your beer into the pot. Use wood spatula to deglaze and scrape any stuck on meat off bottom of the pot.
Pour in rest of beer. Set to saute again. When it bubbles add mustard and shredded cheese. Stir until it is melted. In a bowl whisk together milk and flour until smooth.
Wait until it bubbles again, then add flour/milk mixture. Stir so it doesn't clump up in soup.
Then add half and half and stir. Allow to bubble. If you like it this texture turn pot off and serve. If you want it thicker add some of your hot liquid from pot into a bowl with cornstarch. Whisk until smooth and add that back in. Allow to bubble and thicken and serve.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Main Course, Side Dish, SoupCuisine: American, german Tried this recipe?Mention @thetypical_mom or tag #thetypicalmom!

Kitchen questions

Is there alcohol in beer cheese soup?

Yep! We mean we guess you could substitute broth but then it wouldn't called BEER soup now would it. The heat will make the alcohol content less but there will still be some left in the meal.

Can we freeze beer cheese soup?

Absolutely. Once it is cool, pour it into an airtight container. Store it in the freezer for up to 3 months, it's best reheated and consumed by then.

Is it OK to cook with beer in Instant Pot?

Absolutely. We have done this with our beer soup explained here as well as brats which are killer. The heat burns off most of the alcohol but is much more flavorful than cooking with water. Highly recommended for corned beef, sausages and this meal!

How to serve

We think you only need some bread in air fryer with this to make it a complete meal everyone will love. The most popular is this 3 ingredient beer bread of course!

Whether you choose frozen rolls in air fryersimple easy dinner rolls or throw some refrigerated biscuits in the oven. They all work well for a quick meal.

Keeping leftovers

Once it has cooled down to room temperature you should store in airtight containers and store in the fridge. Then reheat in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals stirring in between cook times. This is how to freeze soup if you need to save it longer too.

We have also made beer cheese dip that is fantastic and always a hit with a crowd. Store this covered with plastic wrap covering the top entirely so it doesn't dry out exposed to the air when cooled down.