Steps to Make Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, broccoli cheddar soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Broccoli Cheddar Soup is something that I have loved my entire life.

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How to Make Broccoli Cheddar Soup

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have broccoli cheddar soup using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Broccoli Cheddar Soup:

1. Take 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
2. Make ready 1 small onion diced
3. Prepare 1/3 cup all purpose flour
4. Get 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp) butter
5. Get 1/2 tsp pepper
6. Take 1/2 tsp salt
7. Make ready 2 cups milk
8. Take 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, sharp or extra sharp
9. Prepare 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese
10. Make ready 2 1/2-3 cups chopped, lightly steamed or blanched broccoli

In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Slowly add chicken broth and season with salt and pepper. Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Working in batches, if needed, pour soup into a blender.

Instructions

Steps to make Broccoli Cheddar Soup:

1. Simmer chicken broth and onion for 15 to 20 minutes in a covered small saucepan, until onions are soft.
2. Put the broccoli in a large glass bowl with a Tbsp of water and cover with saran wrap. Microwave for 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Heat milk in microwave for 1 to 2 minutes.
4. In a separate medium sized stockpot, melt butter, then add flour, salt and pepper. Cook together, stirring constantly for 2 minutes, then whisk in warmed milk. Stir and heat together on medium heat until mixture starts to thicken.
5. Add warmed chicken broth to mixture and stir until well blended. Add cheeses and stir until completely melted. Stir in steamed broccoli and serve.
6. Enjoy!

Secure lid on blender, and remove center piece to allow steam to escape. It's a favorite of kids because of it's creamy texture and cheesy flavor, and loved by parents because it's secretly loaded with a ton of nutritious veggies. If you like Panera's broccoli cheddar soup, this blows the pants off it. I kept the soup vegetarian by using low-sodium vegetable stock rather than chicken stock, and made it healthier by using fat-free half-and-half. I love broccoli and used plenty because I prefer big chunks of broccoli in.

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