Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, broccoli cheddar soup. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Broccoli Cheddar Soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

Enjoy your favorite restaurant's broccoli Cheddar soup any time with this delicious recipe! Reviews for: Photos of Copycat Panera® Broccoli Cheddar Soup. Healthy broccoli cheddar soup packed with carrots, broccoli, garlic, and cheese.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have broccoli cheddar soup using 13 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Broccoli Cheddar Soup:
  1. Make ready 1 large onion, roughly chopped
  2. Get 3 cloves garlic,minced
  3. Make ready 2 carrots, diced to the size of your liking
  4. Prepare 4 tbsp butter
  5. Prepare 1/4 cup flour
  6. Take 1 bay leaf
  7. Get 2 cups half and half
  8. Make ready 3-4 cups chicken stock*
  9. Make ready 6-7 heads broccoli crowns
  10. Get 3-4 cups sharp cheddar cheese
  11. Get salt
  12. Get pepper
  13. Take 4 oz cream cheese

This seriously satisfying soup is brimming with hearty potatoes, nutritious broccoli and carrots and it's all embodied. A from-scratch, homemade Broccoli Cheddar Soup recipe! This is cozy homemade comfort food at On-demand broccoli soup is kind of a necessity around here, especially while the weather is still. This Broccoli Cheddar Soup recipe uses simple ingredients but has so much flavor and creaminess.

Steps to make Broccoli Cheddar Soup:
  1. Melt butter in a large, heavy duty saucepan.
  2. Sauté onion and carrot on medium heat for 5-8 minutes. Sweating them down. Add minced garlic.
  3. Add flour. Stir flour into veggies. Turn heat down if browning too fast. You want to be able to cook the flour for about 5minutes.
  4. Add half and half.
  5. Add chicken stock. *If you like your soup thin, add all 4 cups. If you like a thicker soup,just add 3 cups.
  6. Add bay leaf.
  7. This is where I add my salt and pepper. I start out with 1tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. You can adjust to your preference.
  8. Bring soup up to a gentle boil, medium-high heat..let simmer for 10 minutes.
  9. At this point, I use my immersion blender. I've got kids that would die if they knew onions were in this. This way, you dont sacrifice flavor over the tastes of picky eaters.
  10. I threw about 1/2 tsp salt in and dumped my broccoli in. My broccoli was mostly florets,but I also left a head, with more stalks…for texture. Completely up to you..
  11. I lightly simmered, for 20 minutes. Or until your broccoli is tender.
  12. Remove bay leaf.
  13. Once you have tender broccoli, remove a couple cups of broccoli to a bowl. I used the immersion blender again, in the soup.
  14. Return the chunks of broccoli to the soup.
  15. Add cream cheese and cheddar cheese.
  16. Stir all that yummy cheese until it melts into the soup. 😆
  17. Ladle up and enjoy!! - I served this in bread bowls. Delicious!

Some soups require hours and hours of simmering time to develop. This Broccoli Cheese Soup recipe is adapted from my family's favorite broccoli cheddar soup recipe. Creamy, extra cheesy and filled with broccoli. This single serving recipe will surely become your. I followed the recipe exactly, but I did use mostly broccoli stalks instead of florets because I was trying to use them.

So that’s going to wrap this up with this special food broccoli cheddar soup recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I’m sure you can make this at home. There’s gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!