Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, broccoli cheddar soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Broccoli Cheddar Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Broccoli Cheddar Soup is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. 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. Get 1 large onion, roughly chopped
  2. Prepare 3 cloves garlic,minced
  3. Prepare 2 carrots, diced to the size of your liking
  4. Take 4 tbsp butter
  5. Make ready 1/4 cup flour
  6. Make ready 1 bay leaf
  7. Prepare 2 cups half and half
  8. Make ready 3-4 cups chicken stock*
  9. Get 6-7 heads broccoli crowns
  10. Prepare 3-4 cups sharp cheddar cheese
  11. Get salt
  12. Make ready pepper
  13. Prepare 4 oz cream cheese

How do you keep broccoli cheddar soup from curdling? 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. Once all is mixed in, then proceed to heat to a boil.

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!

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. Once all is mixed in, then proceed to heat to a boil. My husband loves Panera® broccoli cheddar soup but it went up in price and therefore we set out on a hunt to create the perfect broccoli cheddar soup. Here is what we came up with. There are tons of variations and options to make this soup your own.

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