Easiest Way to Prepare Cheddar Broccoli Soup

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

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Recipe of Cheddar Broccoli Soup

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have cheddar broccoli soup using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Cheddar Broccoli Soup:

1. Prepare 4 small (about 3 1/2 cups) heads of broccoli (chopped)
2. Get 3 (about 2 cups) carrots (shredded)
3. Prepare 1 medium onion (sweet or white)
4. Take 8 TBS unsalted butter
5. Prepare 1/2 c. All Purpose Flour
6. Get 4 C Chicken or vegetable broth
7. Get 4 C Half n Half
8. Get 1/2 TSP nutmeg (ground)
9. Prepare to taste Pepper-add
10. Get to taste Salt-add
11. Make ready to taste Red pepper (ground or flake)- add
12. Take 4 C Shredded Sharp Cheddar
13. Get 1 Clove garlic-chopped (Optional)
14. Get Bacon Bits or Pieces (For garnish-Optional)

Curdling in a cream soup usually occurs when the milk or cream is added at too high of a heat. As you incorporate the milk and broth into the cooked onion and flour mixture, keep the heat at medium and stir continuously with a whisk. In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Slowly add chicken broth and season with salt and pepper.

Instructions

Steps to make Cheddar Broccoli Soup:

1. Prep all ingredient. Chop broccoli (bite size,each piece should fit on a spoon). Finely chop onion & garlic (if adding). Shred carrots. Measure out flour and liquid ingredients. This will make cooking quicker.
2. Start by heating butter in a pot on med-low heat.
3. Once butter has melted, add onions and garlic until translucent.
4. Add flour,stir. Let flour lightly brown. (If it doesnt brown you will have a very flour-ie taste to your soup).
5. Once flour has browned,add your half n half.
6. Let it come to a simmer on medium-low heat for about 10 minutes.
7. Add chicken or vegetable broth and stir.
8. Now, add carrots & broccoli and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until broccoli is tender.
9. Turn heat to low. Add your seasonings-salt,pepper,red pepper flakes,and nutmeg. Stir.
10. Stir in cheese and turn heat off. Let cheese melt and serve!

Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Working in batches, if needed, pour soup into a blender. Secure lid on blender, and remove center piece to allow steam to escape. 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.

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