Broccoli Cheese Soup

When my husband and I were first dating, we ate at Panera every single week after church. We loved to get the broccoli cheese soup in a bread bowl. This is the closest I’ve come to replicating that soup — it was delicious!

The recipe calls for 4 heads of broccoli, but I had a bag of chopped broccoli from Costco. I just kept putting broccoli in until it looked like enough. I used an immersion blender to blend the soup just a little leaving most of the broccoli whole. But feel free to blend or not as much as you want.

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

40 mins

Recipe type: Soup

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

1 small onion, diced
½ stick (1/4 cup) butter
¼ cup tasteless oil (grapeseed or similar)
⅓ cup flour
3 cups whole milk
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup half and half
2 heads broccoli cut into florets
A pinch of nutmeg
3 cups grated cheese (I used white cheddar and a Mexican blend)
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Melt butter in a pot over medium heat.
Cook the onions for 3 to 4 minutes in melted butter.
Sprinkle the flour over onions. Stir to combine and cook for 1 minute or so.
Pour in milk and half and half.
Add nutmeg, then add broccoli, a small dash of salt, and plenty of black pepper.
Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the broccoli is tender.
Stir in cheese and allow to melt.
Serve as is, or mash it with a potato masher to break up the broccoli a bit, or transfer to a blender in two batches and puree completely.

Adapted from The Pioneer Woman

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Camille

Hello! Welcome to Growing Up Gabel - I am so glad you are here! I am a wife and homeschooling mom to my two young kids. This is the place where I share recipes, crafts and other DIY projects. I hope you will follow me on Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter! Just use the icons at the top of the page!