Broccoli Cheese Soup is the ultimate comfort food. Soups are one of my favorite meals to create from scratch. This soup is creamy, cheesy, warm and pairs so well with some sort of fresh bread or a sandwich to dip in it.
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Creamy, cheesy, warm comfort food – great for dipping some fresh bread into!
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup carrots, finely diced
- 1/2 cup onion, finely diced
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 tbsp flour
- 4-5 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp italian seasoning
- 2 crowns broccoli
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup cream
Instructions
- Prep carrots (2 medium), onion (1/4 large onion), and garlic. Cut broccoli florets off of the stem and dice as fine as you would like. I like a chunky soup, but if you prefer a smoother texture, be sure to dice everything up really fine.
- In a large kettle, add butter, carrots, onion, and garlic. Saute over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Add flour to the mixture, stir well and let it cook another two minutes.
- Add the chicken broth very slowly, while stirring constantly. You want the flour to smoothly incorporate into the broth. If you dump the broth in, you will get lumps.
- Add the pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Bring to a simmer.
- Add the broccoli to the broth mixture and let it simmer until the broccoli is tender – about 5-7 minutes depending on how finely it is diced.
- Add the shredded cheddar and stir well to incorporate the cheese while it melts.
- Remove the soup from heat and then stir in the cream. Serve with fresh bread and enjoy!
Notes
Any type of onion will work, I like to use red onion.
Make sure to remove the soup from heat before adding the cream, if the soup is too hot the cream will curdle.
One response to “Broccoli Cheese Soup”
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I got to sample this soup. Delish!
Jackie
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